‘Uncommitted’ Effort to Protest Biden Will Shift Its Focus to Washington State

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Mar 7, 2024 - 05:00
‘Uncommitted’ Effort to Protest Biden Will Shift Its Focus to Washington State

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The campaign is urging Democrats to register their discontent with President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza by voting “uncommitted.” Washington’s primary is on Tuesday.

A volunteer stands on a sidewalk next to a chain-link fence holding a sign that says Vote Uncommitted.
A volunteer participating a campaign urging votes for “uncommitted” in protest of President Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza, in Dearborn, Mich., in February.Credit…Emily Elconin for The New York Times

Reid J. EpsteinMike Baker

After gaining some traction in Michigan and Minnesota, the next stop in the campaign to protest President Biden’s handling of Israel’s war in Gaza will be the Washington State primary next Tuesday.

Like in Michigan, which has a large Arab American population, and Minnesota, where there is a significant population of East African immigrants and their children, the Washington State effort is counting on Middle Eastern immigrants and progressives to serve as a moral voice against America’s foreign policy alliance with Israel

Rami Al-Kabra, a Palestinian-American who is a City Council member in the Seattle suburb of Bothell, said activists have been reaching out to immigrant communities and others who have expressed disillusionment with Democrats.

Some, he said, had thrown away their mail ballots, feeling like they did not have a voice. But after learning of the option to vote “uncommitted,” they have requested replacement ballots to submit.

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