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.

  • Chocrates@lemmy.world
    529·
    8 months ago

    I don’t like our current system but I don’t believe she is wrong. We have a two party system. Either the GOP or the DNC candidate will take the electoral college.

    I hate that we are still voting against something. The Democrats need to run a candidate that we WANT to vote for (like Obama was imo) but we aren’t there in this election so we can either protest and vote 3rd party, vote for Trump, or vote for Biden.

    • kaffiene@lemmy.worldEnglish
      122·
      8 months ago

      Agreed. But I would also point out that the left fails by failing to get out their vote which is what happens when they have a candidate they don’t like (cf Hillary) and supporting Genocide is not a way to win left votes. A Trump win is worse. What a shit sandwich

    • Doc Avid Mornington@midwest.socialEnglish
      124·
      8 months ago

      Democratic leadership telling people who are upset with their chosen candidate that they can’t even vote against him in the primary is a direct attack on democracy, and absolutely the best way for them to get Trump elected.