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.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    98·
    8 months ago

    I wasn’t advocating for not voting for Biden; I was advocating for Biden to cease his support for Netanyahu’s genocide.

    • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      104·
      8 months ago

      When you make statements like

      Democrats should not be supporting genocide. Regardless of how much worse the alternative is

      You need to understand that the alternative is Trump. Stop creating bullshit noise and get on the same page as everyone else.

      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
        53·
        8 months ago

        You need to understand that the alternative is Trump.

        “But they’re worse” does not justify supporting genocide. Nothing justifies supporting genocide. Biden should stop.

      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        42·
        8 months ago

        The alternative is Biden not supporting genocide, and if it takes threats to not vote for him to do it, that’s well worth it. You act like everything is baked into stone and none of these current actions could have a material impact on the people that are right now dying.