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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    9 months ago

    How very intersectional of you.

    You also missed the entire point of my post. Yelling ā€˜vote harderā€™ at the people who are disgusted with genocide who engage in political discussions online wonā€™t be more than a drop in the bucket in comparison to the people who arenā€™t terminally online and are disgusted by genocide so they donā€™t vote.

    Your guy Biden is throwing the election to Trump, and youā€™re blaming everyone but him.

    Good job.

    Youā€™re also setting the stage for blaming leftists for his failure, thus ensuring the further right wing drift of the DNC.

    Good job.

    Iā€™m also 43, every single election Iā€™ve heard the same exact argument from the DNC. Every. Single. Election.

    And nothing changes.

    You know the definition of insanity? Thatā€™s the DNC.