Biden wins Michigan primary, but faces opposition over Israel’s war on Gaza
Al Jazeera
US president easily wins Michigan, but early results show strong support for a protest vote over his Gaza policy.
United States President Joe Biden has won the Democratic presidential primary in the state of Michigan, according to media projections, but early counts showed he faced significant opposition over his support for Israel’s war on Gaza.
In Michigan, which is home to a large Arab American constituency, Democratic voters had been urged to mark their primary ballots as “uncommitted” on Tuesday in protest at Biden’s Gaza policy.
With 16 percent of the votes counted, Biden had 79.6 percent support, with “uncommitted” getting 14.9 percent, according to The Associated Press news agency.
The latter amounts to 23,000 ballots, far higher than the goal of 10,000 set by organisers of the protest vote.
Michigan routinely offers an “uncommitted” option as a way of questioning whether a named candidate has the support of the party’s base.
