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.
You’re making a choice either way. Your vote, or lack thereof, directly helps choose the next president.
The reason the trolly problem exists is to show that morality isn’t some easily answered question. But it applies perfectly here.
Any choice you make results in support for Israel. Literally any choice, including “no choice” which is still a choice. So you have to ask yourself, if all roads lead to that specific thing still happening, should you not vote to protect the things that are still possible? Or should you throw LGBTQ+ individuals, drag queens, reproductive rights, and more under the bus?
How very intersectional of you.
You also missed the entire point of my post. Yelling 'vote harder' at the people who are disgusted with genocide who engage in political discussions online won't be more than a drop in the bucket in comparison to the people who aren't terminally online and are disgusted by genocide so they don't vote.
Your guy Biden is throwing the election to Trump, and you're blaming everyone but him.
Good job.
You're also setting the stage for blaming leftists for his failure, thus ensuring the further right wing drift of the DNC.
Good job.
I'm also 43, every single election I've heard the same exact argument from the DNC. Every. Single. Election.
And nothing changes.
You know the definition of insanity? That's the DNC.
consequentialist views of ethics literally say ends justify means.
the right thing is not to support genocide. there are two candidates who won't: Jill Stein and cornel West
And when you can’t vote for them in the general election without writing them in, and throwing away your vote?