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

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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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[-] ExfilBravo@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

I heard a pro Palestine rally in Sacramento and the dude on the bull horn was like "Let's make sure Biden doesn't get re-elected because he supports Israel" and everyone walking by was like "Yeah right, sure and let Trump win?! You know Trump loves Israel too right?".

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 years ago

There is a non-zero chance that some "pro-Palestine" rallies are orchestrated by right-wing bad actors that are trying to convince centrists and leftists to not vote because of "gEnOcIdE jOe!" Even though there really is no nuance to the Israel/Palestine conflict any longer, somehow conservatives made preserving human life a political statement.

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

Literal Russia troll farms setup facebook groups to get people to do this. They did it throughout the 2016 election. There are plenty of useful idiots in the US that fall right into the trap.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

Everyone knows useful idiots don’t support genocide.

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

They promote whatever view promotes apathy and division.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago

If Democrats think California is in play, they might as well just pack it up and concede.

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