Gretchen Whitmer responds to calls by some Democrats to vote āuncommittedā in Michiganās 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.
āItās important not to lose sight of the fact that any vote thatās not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term,ā she said on Sunday during an interview on CNNās State of the Union. āA 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.ā
Whitmer, who is a co-chair of Bidenās 2024 campaign, also said she wasnāt 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 āuncommittedā in Michiganās 27 February primary.
Iām not doing you any favors while thereās still some question as to whether or not youāre supporting fascism. If you refuse to vote for Biden in the general, thatās exactly what youāre doing. So hereās the opportunity to clear the air about how youāre going to vote.
Youāre not gonna admit that genocide is bad because you donāt believe it is. Iām voting for Biden.
See everyone! Itās not difficult to commit to voting for the only one standing between us and Trumpās fascist takeover of the U.S. Seriously, people act like itās pulling teeth to say theyāll vote for Biden.
Yes, of course genocide is bad, and we should immediately stop giving funding to Israel because of it. Like you, thatās not going to inhibit me in the slightest from voting for Biden in the general.
After all the times you refused to say genocide was bad, you say this.
Some of us donāt need to have stupid arbitrary demands met in order to say it.
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Yeah, some people have to kiss the ring in order for you to reluctantly condemn genocide.
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No sinner is venial enough to deserve a political conversation with someone who will only condemn genocide after their arbitrary bullshit demands are met.
Lord knows I donāt. Iām out.
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Youāre concerned Iām maybe supporting fascismā¦. Fascists just love their genocide too.
So maybe since youāre so concerned about fascism- check the goddam mirror.
And once again: the protests arenāt about the goddamn election. Itās about the American government supporting genocide, and speaking against that.
Oh, another thing fascists do: silence dissent. They also love loyalty and purity tests.
You donāt have to do me any favors you donāt want to do. But seriously; you want to persuade peopleā¦ this isnāt the way.
So youāre voting for Trump, got it. Thanks for the clarification.