Organizers in several Super Tuesday states are calling on voters to oppose President Biden at the ballot box over his stance on the war in Israel and Gaza, building on momentum that began last month in Michigan.
More than 101,000 Michiganders voted “uncommitted” in the state’s Democratic primary, after a group of young Arab Americans started a campaign encouraging voters to protest Mr. Biden’s alliance with Israel — earning two delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
Inspired by the campaign, pro-Palestinian groups around the country started similar efforts to push the president to call for a permanent cease-fire.
In Minnesota, organizers knocked on doors and held get-out-the-vote events to promote the “uncommitted” category, with outreach to Muslim Somali Americans and young voters.
And in Massachusetts, thousands of protesters at a rally in Cambridge chanted “no preference,” the similar designated protest option.
Persons:
Biden, Israel —
Organizations:
Democratic, Democratic National Convention, Somali
Locations:
Israel, Gaza, Michigan, Colorado, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Cambridge