Fmr. Michigan Democratic Chair Encourages Voters to Leave the Senate Choice Blank

EXCERPT:

JOHNSON: "Look, first off, this is not an effort to encourage people not to vote. Leave it blank is a charge, you know, to leave the Senate race blank, not to not vote, number one. Number two — "
VITTERT: "Okay, but you’re gonna be having a lot of people calling you, Lon, saying, 'Look, the only person you’re helping with this campaign is Donald Trump. How dare you?' What do you tell 'em?"
JOHNSON: "I get the other side as well. I believe, there’s dignity in leaving the ballot blank. I don’t — there are — I and many others have a problem with Abdul, but at the very same time we see the extremism that’s been emanating from Mike Rogers and we’re not gonna — we’re not gonna vote for him. So we’re calling on individuals who feel that way to leave it blank and not vote for Mike Rogers, either."