The „uncommitted“ campaign says it will likely have at least one delegate at the Democratic National Convention.
President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic Party’s primary in Michigan on Tuesday, but the results showed that the „uncommitted“ vote could threaten his campaign to win the swing state in November.
Biden dominated the primary, securing more than 618,000 votes, and 81 percent of the total.
But more than 101,000 „uncommitted“ votes—about 13 percent of the total—had been counted as of 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, according to results published by The Associated Press.
Tuesday’s results were the first sign of how a backlash over Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza could pose a problem for his campaign in a state that he won by less than 3 percent in 2020 and likely needs to win in 2024 to secure a second term.
Michigan has the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the nation. In the city of Dearborn, where Arab Americans represent almost half of the population, more people voted „uncommitted“ than for Biden.
The Listen to Michigan campaign began its push for Democrat voters to tick „uncommitted“ on their ballots just a few weeks ago as part of an effort to pressure Biden to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its offensive in response to Hamas‘ October 7 attack, The Associated Press reports, citing Palestinian health officials.
