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Rep.
Rashida
Tlaib
urges
Michigan
Democrats
to vote
'uncommitted'
in
protest
of Biden
in
upcoming
primary
By
Patricia
Garcia
tellusdetroit.com
DEARBORN,
MI -
Heading
toward
the
March
2024
presidential
primary,
Rep.
Rashida
Tlaib
(D-MI)encouraged
people
to vote
"uncommitted"
during
early
voting
and
shared
the
moment
on
social
media.
Tlaib,
the
first
Palestinian
American
woman to
serve in
Congress,
expressed
her
frustration
with the
government's
lack of
consideration
toward
her
community.
She
urged
people
to vote
uncommitted
if they
wanted
their
voices
to be
heard.
The
video of
Tlaib
was
posted
on the X
"Listen
to
Michigan"
account,
which is
a group
advocating
for
voters
to vote
"uncommitted"
rather
than for
Biden in
the
state's
Democratic
presidential
primary
on Feb.
27.
Tlaib
joined
progressive
activists
in
Michigan
in
endorsing
this
call to
action.
President
Joe
Biden is
facing
criticism
from his
own
party
over his
handling
of the
Israel-Hamas
conflict,
with
calls
for a
ceasefire.
Michigan
is home
to a
significant
number
of Arab
Americans
and
Muslims,
making
it one
of the
largest
populations
of its
kind in
the
United
States.
Democrats
are
concerned
about
the
possibility
of
alienating
this
essential
group of
people,
as they
fear it
could
harm the
President's
chances
of
winning
the
state in
the
upcoming
election.
Michigan
was a
crucial
state
that
contributed
to the
President's
victory
in 2020,
and it
is
expected
to be a
close
battleground
again in
November.
Administration
officials
held a
meeting
with
Arab
American
leaders
in
Michigan
earlier
in
February
in an
effort
to
address
the
backlash
from a
significant
portion
of the
president’s
supporters
against
his
pro-Israel
stance
during
the
ongoing
conflict
and his
reluctance
to
publicly
urge a
ceasefire.
Some
attendees
expressed
dissatisfaction
with the
outcome
of the
meeting,
with a
Listen
to
Michigan
spokesperson
stating
that the
group
was
"once
again
disappointed
with the
Biden
administration's
failure
to call
for an
immediate
ceasefire
that
could
save
lives."
Eight
months
before
American
voters
decide
whether
to grant
President
Biden a
second
term in
the Oval
Office,
he
struggles
in the
polls.
Those
who were
most
supportive
of him
at the
beginning
of his
term
have now
beginning
to turn
against
him.
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