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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is opening up about why she hasnt yet joined most members of her party in endorsing presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden.
In an interview with Newsweek published on Monday, the first-year lawmaker, who had previously endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the 2020 presidential race, was pressed about why she hasnt thrown her support behind the former vice president.
He hasn't directly called me or anything, but, no, right now I'm focused on my election, my constituents and my residents, Tlaib told the outlet. One thing that I know is I'm going to be really focused on turnout in the fall. When I focus on turnout, we will deliver Michigan to Joe Biden.
Trump only won Michigan by 10,000 votes. When I turn out my folks and my district, we'll be able to take back the state. When you focus primarily on getting people out to vote in a district like mine, [Biden] wins, she continued.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/509274-tlaib-opens-up-about-why-she-hasnt-endorsed-biden-yet
JI7
(89,289 posts)SunSeeker
(51,816 posts)jcgoldie
(11,662 posts)One thing that I know is I'm going to be really focused on turnout in the fall. When I focus on turnout, we will deliver Michigan to Joe Biden.
jorgevlorgan
(8,355 posts)I think she just means her goal is to win her primary and win the state for the Democratic nominee. But not to necessarily campaign vociferously for him?
The intent of the article is to divide us against each other.
jorgevlorgan
(8,355 posts)...kinda sounds like an endorsement to me
Xolodno
(6,412 posts)So yeah, she didn't say the magic words, "I endorse Joe Biden". With that said, she is a polarizing figure...if she did flat out endorse him, I can already see the adds on conservative channels linking Biden to her and using her past cringe worthy statements. It's not fair, of course. But discretion is the better part of valor at times.
demosincebirth
(12,554 posts)brush
(53,978 posts)Kaleva
(36,406 posts)madaboutharry
(40,248 posts)Sometimes a polarizing figure serves their party best by staying in the background. I dont see anywhere that she says I wont endorse Biden.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)"When I'm out there doing my magic for my people, he'll be pulled along with it for the win" doesn't sound too enthusiastic.
Voltaire2
(13,289 posts)Read it again.
Gothmog
(146,005 posts)Link to tweet
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greyl
(22,990 posts)Raine
(30,547 posts)uponit7771
(90,371 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)So that's a silver lining, right?