Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ā€˜uncommittedā€™ in Michiganā€™s primary on Tuesday

Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ā€˜uncommittedā€™ in Michiganā€™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.

ā€œItā€™s important not to lose sight of the fact that any vote thatā€™s not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term,ā€ she said on Sunday during an interview on CNNā€™s State of the Union. ā€œA 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.ā€

Whitmer, who is a co-chair of Bidenā€™s 2024 campaign, also said she wasnā€™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 ā€œuncommittedā€ in Michiganā€™s 27 February primary.

  • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
    1Ā·
    10 months ago

    I think getting $19,000 out of $20,000 is better than getting $0.90 out of a $1 donation, yes. Itā€™s called cost-of-revenue.

    But youā€™re right about the schmoozing. The donors love that shit. But thereā€™s also massive armies of political operatives whose livelihood depends on getting paid a ton of money to repeat facts back at the candidates.

    Advertisers, analysts, pundits, news orgs, and a ton of other people rely on elections being both as expensive and as frustrating as possible. That way they get a ton of money, and sell a ton of eyeballs.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11Ā·
      10 months ago

      Sure, if youā€™re making up random numbers anything can be justifiedā€¦

      But talking to someone who does that isnt something a lot of people are going to want to do bud.

        • porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml
          2Ā·
          10 months ago

          I think they understand that concept fine, itā€™s just that getting 97Ā¢ out of twenty thousand $1 donations is better than getting $18k out of $20k, so if weā€™re making up numbers it can go either way.