Tomorrow's the Michigan primary, and it's looking like President Biden has a Democratic challenger...known as "uncommitted."
The threat is thanks to a campaign called Listen to Michigan, which has attracted support from dozens of Michigan Democratic leaders, including Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, as it seeks to mobilize voters' anger about the Biden administration's support for Israel in its war on Gaza. The campaign says it hopes that, if successful, “Biden would feel more at risk of losing Michigan in the general election, prompting a potential reassessment of his financing and backing of Israel’s war in Gaza.”
The New York Times published a profile on Monday of a 67-year-old Palestinian American Democratic activist named Terry Ahwal, who campaigned for Biden in 2020 and plans to vote “uncommitted” on Tuesday.
“You want my vote? You cannot kill my people in my name. As simple as that,” she told the Times.
We'll see in the next couple days how strong the "uncommitted" turnout is. In the meantime, read all about it. And tell us: If you're a Michigan voter, will you cast your vote for "uncommitted"?
—Julianne McShane
P.S. Make sure to check out this weekend's episode of Reveal—produced in collaboration with the Associated Press—in which secretly intercepted phone calls show Russian soldiers describing "cleansing operations" and their orders to take no prisoners.
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