Anti-war Michiganders are banding together in the crucial swing state to urge fellow voters to choose the “uncommitted” slot on their Democratic Party primary ballots next week, with the aim of getting President Joe Biden to shift his stance of unwavering support for Israel’s deadly assault on the Gaza Strip.

Now, a centrist Democratic pro-Israel group is running an ad campaign in the state to persuade Michiganders to be vocal in their support of Biden — and tick the box next to his name on the primary ballot.

The moves are a Democrat-focused version of the wider pro-Israel push to unseat members of Congress who criticize Israel’s rights abuses against Palestinians, call for a ceasefire in the war on Gaza, and move to limit or restrict arms sales to Israel. The attacks have targeted progressives, particularly members of the Squad.

Organizers of the campaign to select “uncommitted” say they intend the protest vote as a vote of no confidence on Biden’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza — and a warning that having voters dissatisfied with his position could come back to bite the president in the general election.

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    4 months ago

    I hate to do this. To any voters here, don’t let anyone tell you what to do with your vote. It’s yours and yours only and your RIGHT to use it anyway you want.

    I’m pro democracy, but the way white people treat every minority is just disgusting in this day and age. And anyone telling Biden is not as bad as Trump is lying. Just Google his speeches as a young senator and look at how much money he gets from Jewish donators and tell me it’s not disgusting they expect this POS to be fair and neutral in this war. He’s not and it’s time to show him YOU exist. You have the right to vote for him, against him or even stay at home.

    All the people telling you that when Trump wins it will be far worse. No. It will be worse yes, for WHITE people, because they’ve never experienced the hate and humiliation we experience on a daily basis. What they’ll never get is we’re used to living under these circumstances. There is not one country in the West that’s a safe heaven for Muslims/Minorities.

    Let ‘democracy’ do it’s job and stop badgering, invalidating minorities’ feelings and thoughts. And honestly, white people are the reason Trump exists. So go out there and find some more white people and Jews to vote for your Biden.