With 74% of the votes counted, Uncommitted garnered 20% of the vote in Minnesota.
By Shula Rosen
Although US President Joe Biden handily secured the Democratic nomination in 16 states on Super Tuesday, the “Uncommitted” movement continues to grow and may threaten his re-election campaign.
During last week’s Michigan primary, over 100,000 Democrats voted “Uncommitted” to protest the Biden Administration’s support for Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
Although some viewed the strong showing by the Uncommitted movement in Michigan as an outlier, given the fact it is the state with the largest number of Arab Americans, Super Tuesday proved this assumption incorrect.
In an additional 5 states, Uncommitted took a solid percentage of Democratic votes which, although not sufficient to challenge Biden’s nomination, may threaten him in the general election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in November.
Some consider the Uncommitted trend as similar to the supporters of Progressive Bernie Sanders’ campaign in 2016, which according to Hillary Clinton, may have cost her the election as many young, far-left voters stayed home.
With 74% of the votes counted, Uncommitted garnered 20% of the vote in Minnesota after getting just half a percentage point in the 2020 Democratic primary.
“Our humble movement of Democrats uncommitted to Biden’s funding of war in Gaza emerged victorious tonight,” the Minnesota uncommitted campaign said in a statement.
“We expect to win at least one delegate to send to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to hold our nominee accountable to an anti-war agenda,” it added.
With 74% of votes counted in Colorado, Uncommitted got 7.5% of the vote and wasn’t even on the ballot in 2020.
In North Carolina, with 93% of the votes counted, Uncommitted got 12.5% of the vote compare to 1.64% in 2020.
In Tennessee, with 80% of the votes counted, Uncommitted got 8% of the vote compared to less than a quarter of a percentage point in 2020.
In Massachusetts, with 51% of the votes counted, Uncommitted got 9% of the vote compared to half a percent in 2020.
The Biden Administration has become more critical of Israel as the war has continued, with Vice President Kamala Harris telling War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz that there was “no excuse” for Palestinians not receiving more humanitarian aid in Gaza.