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.
This isn’t a “implement a progressive agenda” though, it’s a “be less genocidal” and it’s specifically about the actions of the president. He’s been supporting Israel unilaterally without needing Congressional approval. More AOCs isn’t going to fix that.
More progressives in Congress will give us better options to vote for in future presidencies.
Yeah cause right now our options in Congress suck. Our most recent progressive isn’t even a progressive anymore and is telling his base that elected him to fuck off… Not great.