Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote āuncommittedā in Michiganās 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.
āItās important not to lose sight of the fact that any vote thatās not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term,ā she said on Sunday during an interview on CNNās State of the Union. āA 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 Bidenās 2024 campaign, also said she wasnāt 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 āuncommittedā in Michiganās 27 February primary.
I donāt like our current system but I donāt 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 arenāt there in this election so we can either protest and vote 3rd party, vote for Trump, or vote for Biden.
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 donāt like (cf Hillary) and supporting Genocide is not a way to win left votes. A Trump win is worse. What a shit sandwich
Problem is, party leadership loves the taste.
This is a primary
Democratic leadership telling people who are upset with their chosen candidate that they canāt even vote against him in the primary is a direct attack on democracy, and absolutely the best way for them to get Trump elected.