cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12412218

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.

  • qooqie@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    What Iā€™ll say isnā€™t going to persuade you because itā€™s the internet, but is this really the election you want to make a grand stand on? Not exactly like one side has a treasonous lecher being propped up and banking on people like you. I get where youā€™re coming from and usually Iā€™d somewhat agree, but not with trump breathing down our necks like he is

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      8 months ago

      I donā€™t know how I could make myself more clear. You wonā€™t do any persuading if you donā€™t understand where Iā€™m coming from, read Lenin and Marx if you wanna do that.

      Biden opened up two proxy wars in his presidency. What i really want is for neither of them to win.

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        8 months ago

        And all youā€™ll get is everybody losing.

        Cutting off the nose to spite the face. Genius!

        Even though Iā€™m childless and have absolutely no stake in this dog shit reality tunnel, Iā€™m still a little perturbed by how cavalier a lot of people are with gambling about their childrenā€™s futures.

    • atyaz@reddthat.com
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      8 months ago

      is this really the election

      We hear that for every election. If every election is the most urgent then none of them are.