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.

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    10 months ago

    They changed it fairly recently before 2016.

    At this point it is clear you are arguing out of bad faith and not ignorance.

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      10 months ago

      Nice projection. What was this change and how did it impact things. If you are so certain about this. Thereā€™s a reason you arenā€™t saying. And itā€™s not not because Iā€™m the one arguing in bad babe. Not at all. Itā€™s because if you actually point out the change it wouldnā€™t really support the claims being made. Better to have the innuendo unsupported.