MI: Tlaib suggests voters may withhold Biden votes

[RandySF]

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib told a crowd this weekend that voters upset with President Joe Biden’s support of Israel “aren’t going to forget this in November.”

Tlaib, D-Detroit, made her remarks Saturday at the People’s Conference for Palestine, a three-day event in Detroit calling for Israel to stop its offensive in the region and for “an end to all U.S. aid for Israel.” Conservative outlets have accused the conference of supporting terrorist-aligned organizations such as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

As part of her speech, Tlaib slammed both Biden “and my colleagues in Congress” for not better supporting anti-war student protests at universities across the country.

“It is cowardly,” Tlaib added, “but we’re not gonna forget in November, are we?”




https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/2024-michigan-elections-tlaib-suggests-voters-may-withhold-biden-votes-slotkins

[Ocelot II]

1. Maybe voters should withhold Tlaib votes.

There must be a Democrat in that district who'd be more helpful.

[yardwork]

6. The 12th district in MI is a safe Democratic district.

It's almost evenly divided, demographically, between Black and white residents, with a relatively small percent of Hispanics and Asians. I would think she is vulnerable to a Democratic primary opponent if the party decides they've had enough of her encouraging her constituents not to support Democrats.

[Ocelot II]

8. Same here in MN CD #5, Ilhan Omar's district.

Omar has a similar propensity to say unhelpful things, and is facing a primary challenger in a safely Dem district.

[RandySF]

9. Her district includes Dearborn

which is the beating heart of the Michigan Arab American community.

[yardwork]

17. I understand, but they are still a small percent of the district, overall.

[wnylib]

2. OK. Then if Trump gets elected because of witholding votes for Biden

over the Israel-Hamas war, then WE won't forget, either when Trump initiates a second Muslim ban and starts deporting Muslim immigrants. If that happens, they're on their own.

[Lunabell]

3. Well, fuck them!

There's more at stake. Haven't they heard the orange blobfather and what he and the GQP will do if he is elected? You think it's bad now, just wait until they support bibi 110% in his genocide of the Palestinians and any other Muslim that gets in his sight. Dumbassed stupid move. Fuck you!

Ssy buhbye to any freedom you have at all. You're religion will be outlawed if the rethuglicans win!! Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you!!!

[ColinC]

4. 🤔

The choice seems to be between tolerating Biden’s supporting Israel’s Muslim genocide policy (or at least the perception of such)or risking actually having one here under Trump.

Choices choices, Congresswoman…

[The Magistrate]

19. As Has Been Said, Sir

"Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable."

[ms liberty]

5. I sympathize with her anger over the current situation, but there isn't any excuse for that

If you're a Democrat, then you know what the stakes are in November. She really should not be trying to ramp up support for this idea.

[tritsofme]

7. Her ruthless attacks on President Biden are unacceptable. She should be stripped of committee assignments and expelled

from the Democratic caucus.

She has apparently chosen to leave the party, it’s time we formally recognize that fact.

[LiberalFighter]

10. Her words are detrimental to Democrats winning the presidency and Congress

I have no respect for her.

[Irish_Dem]

11. This is not leadership.

This is not working collaboratively in a system to effect change.

She is very lucky to work with a decent, honest, hardworking group of people,
the Democratic Party. Hardball tactics are not necessary.

[Raven123]

12. I don't pretend to fully comprehend the complex Middle East situation

I do know that Tlaib is delusional if she thinks the Palestinians will fair better under TFG. Her credibility on this issue was damaged by her failure to condemn Hamas immediately. I don’t know if I would have done better if I was so invested in the Palestinian people. I wish our elected officials would, because their words get so much attention

[JustAnotherGen]

13. Who died

And made her the arbiter of what is cowardly and what is not?

[WA-03 Democrat]

14. Reminds me of some other members of the house - on the other side

Isn't the message don't vote for our President? The leader of the party that wants Democracy and your own party - we should predicate our entire action from a never-going-to-end civil war.
Bring Jared back - he'll fix it in a jif.

[Model35mech]

15. People should vote their convictions.

Across all the ballots caste in an election, the presumption should be, no matter the outcome, that the majority of voters got what they wanted.

[MineralMan]

16. Perhaps they'll withhold votes for her, instead.

[The Magistrate]

18. When I Call People Taking This Line 'The Left Auxiliary Of The Republican Party', Sir, I Am Dead Serious

The enemy counts on these people for assistance, which they do in fact provide, whatever they picture and imagine themselves to be doing.

Not voting for Mr. Biden is voting for a fascist felon.

That's not open to debate.


"Don't watch the mouth. Watch the hands."

[sarisataka]

20. "It's just for the primary" "They'll be there in November"