Biden has eight months to fix his Michigan problem
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Joe Biden has won the Democratic primary in Michigan – but a concerted effort by anti-war activists to vote “uncommitted” in the race could overshadow his win.
President Joe Biden survived plans by progressives and Arab-Americans to vote “uncommitted” in protest of his support for Israel to win the Michigan primary on Tuesday evening.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Donald J. Trump won Michigan’s primary elections on Tuesday as the president and his predecessor hurtle toward a rematch in November.
In Tuesday night’s results in Michigan, around one in eight Democrats voted “uncommitted” in the Democratic primary — a protest of the Biden administration’s policies toward Israel and the war in Gaza.
Long before the final votes had been tallied in Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary race, organizers of a protest movement against President Biden’s support for Israel had declared victory, dancing to the tunes of traditional Palestinian music at a Lebanese restaurant in Dearborn, the center of the state’s Arab American community.
Nearly14% of Michiganders voted “uncommitted” in the state’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, with 40% of the vote counted by 11 p.m. Eastern Time. The sizable protest vote is a sign of serious frustration with President Joe Biden over the White House’s policy in Gaza, and a potential warning for the November election in a state he only narrowly won in 2020.
President Biden might have won the Michigan Democratic primary, but for some voters who disapprove of his handling of Israel's war in Gaza, tonight was about sending a strong message: Change course or lose votes in the general election.