With 100,000 protest votes, Michigan sends message to Biden

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Detroit (AFP) – Just over 100,000 people in Michigan voted “uncommitted” in the swing state’s Democratic primary, provisional results showed Wednesday, after a protest movement urged voters to punish President Joe Biden over his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Though Biden handily won the vote, the uncommitted ballots, representing 13 percent of votes cast Tuesday, sent a “clear and resounding message that we demand a permanent ceasefire now,” Layla Elabed, an organizer of the Listen to Michigan campaign, told a press conference. The midwestern state is home to a large number of Arab and Mus…

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