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.

        • phillaholic@lemm.ee
          11·
          10 months ago

          Show me a federal election that a green candidate has won. The goalposts haven’t been moved, they never were in a place where green could win in the first place.

          • HACKthePRISONS@kolektiva.social
            01·
            10 months ago

            you said it wasn’t on the ballot. now you seem to understand it is on the ballot and are looking for an excuse not to vote against war.

            • phillaholic@lemm.ee
              1·
              10 months ago

              There won’t be a question on the ballot asking if I’m for or against the war. So you clearly understand I wasn’t speaking literally and just chose to be pedantic. The Green Party will not win the Presidential election. Voting for them will get you close to the opposite of what you want. Literally.

              • HACKthePRISONS@kolektiva.social
                0·
                10 months ago

                >Voting for them will get you close to the opposite of what you want.

                it will increase the number of votes for the candidate i want to win, so it will definitely get me closer to what i want. unlike voting for someone who i don’t want to win.

                • phillaholic@lemm.ee
                  1·
                  10 months ago

                  That’s like saying moving your pawns closer to your opponent’s king is the right move because it gets closer to your goal. No strategy, No victory.

              • HACKthePRISONS@kolektiva.social
                01·
                10 months ago

                >There won’t be a question on the ballot asking if I’m for or against the war

                someone is being pedantic, but it’s not me.