Israel-Gaza Uncommitted voters urging US arms embargo gain influence
The Guardian|July 04, 2024
After Joe Biden's poor debate performance and calls by some prominent Democrats to replace him, the hundreds of thousands of anti-war voters and the delegates who represent them have taken on new significance in the US presidential race.
Rachel Leingang
Israel-Gaza Uncommitted voters urging US arms embargo gain influence

More than 700,000 voters cast ballots in the Democratic primaries for "uncommitted" options after a movement started in Michigan to put pressure on Biden to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and stop US funding of and arms for the Israeli government.

These voters won 29 uncommitted delegates to the Democratic national convention (DNC), a small but vocal group that will use their position at the nominating convention to call for an end to the war.

The uncommitted vote consists of likely Democratic voters who have consistently said they are anti-Trump and who used the primary process to send a message to Biden.

Their message has not changed, though uncommitted delegates said they had been hearing from more people about the role they could play in the convention since last week's debate. Their sole platform remains a permanent ceasefire and an arms embargo, and their focus remains on Biden - who is still the president.

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