Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’s primary on Tuesday

Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’s primary on Tuesday

Gretchen Whitmer, the Michigan governor, pushed back on calls to not vote for Joe Biden over his handling of the Israel-Gaza conflict, saying on Sunday that could help Trump get re-elected.

“It’s important not to lose sight of the fact that any vote that’s not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term,” she said on Sunday during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union. “A second Trump term would be devastating. Not just on fundamental rights, not just on our democracy here at home, but also when it comes to foreign policy. This was a man who promoted a Muslim ban.”

Whitmer, who is a co-chair of Biden’s 2024 campaign, also said she wasn’t sure what to expect when it came to the protest vote.

Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat who is the only Palestinian-American serving in Congress, urged Democrats last week to vote “uncommitted” in Michigan’s 27 February primary.

  • @[email protected]
    30•7 months ago

    Voting for Biden cause he’s least worst fucking sucks. Dems need to do better, and Trump is what happens because they won’t.

    • @theletterd
      13•7 months ago

      Dems need to stop shoving candidates down peoples throats – this is how a lot of people felt with Hillary.

      • @[email protected]English
        -1•7 months ago

        If Biden wins the general, serves at least 2 years, and resigns for health reasons, Kamala will be an encombant in 2028 and 2032. It could well be 2036 before we get another primary.

        • @[email protected]
          3•7 months ago

          I really don’t see Harris winning in 2028 even as an incumbent, I doubt Trump will be running then if he loses this election so the “vote for anyone but trump” gang won’t be there to support the Dems against .

          • @[email protected]English
            2•7 months ago

            Which party gets the presidency is going to depend less and less on the candidates in coming elections. Demographic shifts are going to push the popular vote further to the Democrats, so what really matters will be the state of Republican voters suppression.

    • @TORFdot0English
      4•7 months ago

      Israel needs to do better. Biden or Trump not being president won’t stop the violence in Gaza, Netanyahu not being Prime Minister will.

    • @CharlesDarwinEnglish
      1•7 months ago

      So things like donnie are the fault of the Democratic Party?

      • TunaCowboy
        1•7 months ago

        When you campaign on hope and change only to deliver more of the same and champion the status quo you pave the way for shitheels like trump.

        Democrats have very worked hard to maintain the oligarchic status quo furthering the corruption and rot that have led to the current populist/fascist movements.