Super Tuesday: Will an ‘uncommitted’ vote risk Biden’s re-election?

Campaigners encourage Democratic voters to select ‘uncommitted’ on primary ballots in response to the US president’s stance on Gaza.

Supporters of the campaign to vote "Uncommitted" hold a rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza, ahead of Michigan's Democratic presidential primary election in Hamtramck, Michigan, US February 25, 2024
Supporters of the campaign to vote 'uncommitted' hold a rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza, ahead of Michigan's Democratic presidential primary election in Hamtramck, Michigan, the US, February 25, 2024 [Rebecca Cook/Reuters]

In the US state of Michigan, 100,000 protest votes have made waves across Democrats’ primary elections nationwide, just as the United States presidential election season is starting in earnest. The ‘uncommitted’ vote was far more successful than organisers expected. Now that this protest vote is here, and not going away, we look at why these votes matter and where it leaves President Joe Biden going into Super Tuesday.

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