Gov. Whitmer insists Michigan Democrats won’t vote for Biden

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer warned progressives in her state against casting an “uncommitted” protest vote instead of voting for President Joe Biden in the state’s primaries next week. Democrats and pro-Palestinian activists in Michigan are mobilizing to cast their votes against Biden to protest his support for Israel in its war with Hamas terrorists operating out of Gaza.

Michigan will hold its next presidential primary on Tuesday, February 27. “I want to emphasize, however, that it is important not to lose sight of the fact that every vote not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term. Whitmer told CNN State of the Union host Dana Bash on Sunday.

“A second Trump term would be devastating, not just for fundamental rights, not just for our democracy here at home, but also in terms of foreign policy,” the Democratic governor continued. ‘This was a man who proposed a Muslim ban. This is, I think, a very high-stakes moment.” “I encourage people to vote positively for President Biden.”

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who is Palestinian-American and part of the progressive team in Congress, supports the protest vote against the president. She was at an early voting venue last weekend to promote the initiative.

Michigan held its first ever in-person voting this primary cycle — and more than 500,000 Michigan voters have cast ballots since early voting began last Saturday. The early voting period ends on Sunday, February 25.

While Biden is the de facto Democratic nominee, Michigan voters want to send a message that they want the White House to change the message on its policies in Israel and the Palestinian enclaves in Gaza and the West Bank.

“I understand the pain people are feeling and I will continue to build bridges with people in all of these communities because they are all important to me, they are all important to Michigan and, I know, they are all important to President Biden too,” Whitmer said on Sunday.

The governor is one of Biden’s key surrogates and is promoting his re-election in her state, which is a crucial swing state in the 2024 general election. In 2016, Michigan voted red for Trump by a narrow margin of 0.3 percent. And in 2020, the state turned blue for Biden, with a gap of almost 3 percent.

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