Michigan governor says not voting for Biden over Gaza war ā€˜supports second Trump termā€™ - eviltoast

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.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Since 2000 progressives have been told to vote for who you want in the primary and then hold your nose in the general.

    NH went progressive over party favorite moderate the last two primaries they had that countedā€¦

    So this party the DNC said their votes count for nothing, then Biden withdrew and threw money at a write in campaign so the headlines would be ā€œBiden wins even as a write in!ā€

    And not:

    ā€œDNC just made NH primary meaningless for something only NH republican officials could change!ā€

    They know this is just a primary.

    Theyā€™re just conservatives deep down and give zero fucks lying and destroying democracy if they win. And itā€™s not enough to win, they demand 100% loyalty.

    Just like trumpers.

    Itā€™s why Dem standards canā€™t just be ā€œbetter than a Republicanā€.

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      8 months ago

      itā€™s why the democratic party is going to fracture.

      Hopely only slightly after the republican party. But both are trying to be the last one standing, so to speak.