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Michigan governor says not voting for Biden over Gaza war ‘supports second Trump term’ (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 8 months ago by raoulraoul@midwest.social to c/michigan@midwest.social

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12412218

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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[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago (11 children)

Wait. Is what you're saying "I'm a real progressive because I'd vote for Trump"?

[–] pudcollar@lemmy.ml -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (10 children)

I'm voting for Trump exactly as much as I'm voting for Biden. Saying Biden's lost my vote is like saying Trump's lost my vote. They never had it. I don't want a second Trump term or a second Biden term. I am making fun of this ridiculous black and white thinking, it's like the old "if you don't worship christ you worship satan" claptrap. It's the same kind of people who think I'm a republican because I complain about liberals. Republicans are liberals too, and democrats are right-wingers too. I refuse the either/or dichotomy between two capitalist nationalist corporatist pro-war pro-poverty anti-healthcare parties. I refuse to buy into the hysteria that your preferred corporate prostitute is going to lose. I already know who's going to lose the 2024 election. The working class.

[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

What I’ll say isn’t going to persuade you because it’s the internet, but is this really the election you want to make a grand stand on? Not exactly like one side has a treasonous lecher being propped up and banking on people like you. I get where you’re coming from and usually I’d somewhat agree, but not with trump breathing down our necks like he is

[–] pudcollar@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't know how I could make myself more clear. You won't do any persuading if you don't understand where I'm coming from, read Lenin and Marx if you wanna do that.

Biden opened up two proxy wars in his presidency. What i really want is for neither of them to win.

[–] kaosof@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

And all you'll get is everybody losing.

Cutting off the nose to spite the face. Genius!

Even though I'm childless and have absolutely no stake in this dog shit reality tunnel, I'm still a little perturbed by how cavalier a lot of people are with gambling about their children's futures.

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