
President Joe Biden’s stance over the Israel-Hamas war could hinder his chances of becoming president in 2024, with many Democrats expressing their anger with the president’s policy.
With many states preparing to hold primary contests on Super Tuesday, scheduled for March 5, 2024, activists hope to teach Biden a lesson over his stance on the Israel-Hamas war through their “uncommitted” campaign, which weakened Biden in Michigan’s primary.
Although the president won the Michigan primary with a little over 81% of the vote, the “uncommitted” campaign received over 101,000 votes, equaling 13.3% of the total vote share, marking voters’ disappointment over Biden’s hesitance to call for a ceasefire amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.
At least nine states holding elections on Super Tuesday allow voters to choose “uncommitted” at the ballot box. These states include Alabama, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Iowa, where Democrats are holding a mail-in contest through upper Tuesday.
The Washington Examiner pointed out that in Colorado, leftist activists are working on an “uncommitted” campaign against Biden.
One such activist in Denver, Colorado, Deep Singh Badhesha, said he would not be voting for the president.
“I’m voting for Noncommitted Delegate,” Badhesha said. “Though it’ll be late, if Biden’s polls continue to suffer and a loss to Trump looks likely, it’s up to Dem Delegates in Chicago in August to fix this and nominate someone who can win.”
I'm voting for Noncommitted Delegate!!
Though it'll be late, if Biden's polls continue to suffer and a loss to Trump looks likely, it's up to the Dem Delegates in Chicago in August to fix this and nominate someone who can win. https://t.co/lcaG7965GS
— Deep Singh Badhesha (@DeepNotShallow) February 16, 2024
In Minnesota, meanwhile, the Muslim community, which has been loyal to Democrats, appears to be shifting away from Biden.
The Minnesota chapter of the Abandon Biden campaign recently held a press conference urging Democrats to vote “uncommitted.”
“This is a chance for our communities who are impacted by this ongoing war, this conflict, that we have a chance to speak directly to our president who is running for election this year in our state to ask that he avert course,” St. Paul City Councilwoman Mitra Jalali said.