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.

  • TWeaKEnglish
    9•9 months ago

    This is somewhat true, however there was also a fascist uprising in the US during the 1930’s that was only just avoided.

    • Venia SilenteEnglish
      7•9 months ago

      only just avoided

      The US in the 1940s: proceeds to round up and cage human beings specifically because of their race and country of origin

      • @Nahodyashka
        2•9 months ago

        Hitler be looking at how the US is handling the Native “problem” and be taking notes

    • @hamid
      6•8 months ago

      redacted

      • TWeaKEnglish
        1•9 months ago

        Poor wording on my part, the immediate fascist takeover they planned was avoided. Then, when people in the US learned of Nazi atrocities and the US was drawn into the war, their efforts were curtailed long term. However you’re right in saying they were never fully killed off.