Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’s primary on Tuesday

Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan’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.

“It’s important not to lose sight of the fact that any vote that’s not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term,” she said on Sunday during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union. “A 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.”

Whitmer, who is a co-chair of Biden’s 2024 campaign, also said she wasn’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 “uncommitted” in Michigan’s 27 February primary.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2811·
    4 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 counted…

    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 “Biden wins even as a write in!”

    And not:

    “DNC just made NH primary meaningless for something only NH republican officials could change!”

    They know this is just a primary.

    They’re just conservatives deep down and give zero fucks lying and destroying democracy if they win. And it’s not enough to win, they demand 100% loyalty.

    Just like trumpers.

    It’s why Dem standards can’t just be “better than a Republican”.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      123·
      4 months ago

      it’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.