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Michigan Democrats Send Clear Message on Gaza - 50,000+ Vote "Uncommitted" in Primary. [1]

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Date: 2024-02-27  

As reported by CNN, Joe Biden has won the Michigan Primary, but unlike other recent victories, his margin is no where near as robust. Staging a protest vote against the President’s failed policies and lack of action to stop Israel’s war of genocide against the Palestinians, more than 35,000 Democrats have voted “undecided” in the Michigan Primary, sending a clear message to the Biden campaign and the administration.



Biden needs Michigan, and he very much may need these votes. It’s up to him to decide how he is going to win over these voters come November, but as it stands, Michigan is a gaping wound in his re-election strategy.



Biden’s initial reaction to Netanyahu's genocidal attack on Gaza was to dismiss early reports of the death toll suffered by innocents in Gaza. In October, he seemed not concerned at all for the lives of Gazans, saying “What I have indicated to him is that if that's possible - to get these folks out safely - that's what he should do. It's their decision. But I did not demand it. I pointed out to him, if it's real, it should be done.” This is at a point where nearly 6,000 Palestinians had already been slaughtered by the IDF in Gaza.



People in Michigan heard Biden’s words, they heard the callous way in which he talked about innocent lives in Gaza, and they showed up to the polls to let him know that his choices have consequences at the polls. What Biden’s campaign doesn’t know is how many voters who otherwise might show up in the general, but not worry so much about an already-spoken for Primary vote, he is also losing all over the country. Particularly with regards to very young voters who see Israel’s policy of genocide and are standing on principle against it.



By the end of my typing of this article, the number had gone up to 38,000 votes against Joe Biden in the presidential primary in Michigan.



Are we listening now, or will people just howl about how these voters are wrong to oppose an administration that has suborned genocide against Gazans and thus endangered the lives of Arabs everywhere? Time will tell. It may be too late to win them back over. A ceasefire now would be wonderful, but there are 10s of thousands of dead children to contend with, and a ceasefire now won’t bring them back. it might not bring these voters back, either.

















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