An audible gasp was heard on CNN last night as anchor and chief national correspondent John King broke down the incoming Michigan primary election results.
While Biden easily vanquished his Democratic rivals in the Wolverine State, over 100,000 voters let their discontent with the administration’s policy towards Israel be known by voting “uncommitted.”
The campaign, led by Rashida Tlaib’s sister, had hoped to get 10,000 voters to mark “uncommitted” on their ballot instead of supporting Biden. That 10,000 number about equals the margin Donald Trump unexpectedly won Michigan by in 2016. (RELATED: Tlaib Calls On Michigan Voters To Abandon Biden Over Gaza)
Four years later, Biden defeated incumbent President Trump in Michigan by a margin of 2.78%. Precincts with the highest percentage of Muslims and Arab American voters overwhelmingly supported Biden, with the Democrat receiving 83% of the vote.
Yet, in a stunning twist, Biden suffered a 17-point loss in Dearborn, Michigan, last night – home to the largest concentration of Muslims in the United States.
As the Detroit Free Press reports:
Biden also suffered electoral blows in other cities with significant Arab American and Muslim communities. Biden also lost to “uncommitted” in Hamtramck where 828 “uncommitted” votes accounted for 61% of the total vote share in the city’s Democratic presidential primary, according to unofficial results. In Dearborn Heights, a plurality but not a majority of voters picked “uncommitted” over Biden, according to the unofficial tally.
Biden won the Democratic primary vote statewide with about 13% of voters choosing “uncommitted” with most votes reported, according to results compiled by the Associated Press.
The Listen to Michigan campaign to pressure Biden to demand a permanent cease-fire celebrated the showing for its “uncommitted” campaign during an election night gathering for supporters Tuesday in Dearborn.
Some Dearborn voters who spoke to the Free Press Tuesday said that even though they voted for Biden in 2020, they don’t know how they would vote in November in a Biden rematch against former President Donald Trump if the president doesn’t change course on the war.
Needless to say, the Trump campaign took notice of last night’s results as well.
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