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.

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    8 months ago

    “that’s right little Timmy, back in my day we voted for genocide and when we didn’t we were told it was the only ethical choice, because everyone was doing it.”

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      8 months ago

      As relevant here as it was there

      No one’s fucking voting for genocide; not even Biden (whose actions on Gaza are not acceptable) is voting for genocide; say what you want, but he’s not telling them to go into Gaza. And the 2024 election is about whether you want America to still be a democracy. A fascist USA helps no one.

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        8 months ago

        No one’s fucking voting for genocide

        Oh good. I was worried our political leadership was killing people.

        And the 2024 election is about whether you want America to still be a democracy.

        What kind of democracy only gives you one option on the ballot?

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      8 months ago

      Your only other choice is to not vote. There is no other choice for 2024. Forget about a world that should be, and about how elections should work. You guys didn’t care ever and you’re paying for it now, so for 2024 these are your choices, this is the bed y’all made. Going forward, work on expanding your choices, but today, sadly this is all you got

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          It’s too late for you to fix shit in this election that you didn’t give a fuck about a month ago. As if any of you gave a fuck about Palestine before the news told you to

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        8 months ago

        That’s not a choice. If you have to, do a write-in. Not participating is allowing the opposition to win.

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          8 months ago

          If you’re doing a write-in, you can also bring your own garbage bin to throw it in afterward. You can still have the smug satisfaction of not being one of the sheeple without wasting somebody else’s time as they try to decipher the chickenscratch.

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            8 months ago

            Better than crossing your arms, saying no, and falling to the floor like a toddler.

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              8 months ago

              Functionally equivalent is not better, it ends up the same.

              On second thought: A write-in is worse because it potentially costs additional effort not only for the “voter” but, if it ends up being counted, the counter too. Sort of a dick move to risk taking up their time for nothing.