Gaza dealt severe blow to Biden in Michigan

WORLD, Feb. 28 (YPA) – US President Joe Biden easily won the Democratic presidential primary in Michigan on Tuesday, but a protest vote by Democrats angry over his support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza exceeded organizers’ expectations.

In the state of Michigan, which is considered home to a large electoral constituency of Arab Americans, Democratic voters were urged to mark their primary ballots as “uncommitted” in protest against Biden’s policy in Gaza

With nearly half of the Democratic votes counted, the number of “uncommitted” voters exceeded 58,000, according to the Edison Research company, far surpassing the initial goal of 10,000 that protest organizers had hoped for.

Many in the Arab American community in Michigan, who supported Biden in 2020, along with some progressive Democrats, feel angered by Biden’s support for the Israeli attack on Gaza.

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