Biden wins the Michigan Democratic primary amid Israel-Hamas war pushback, NBC News projects
Biden takes home another win in Michigan's Democratic primary. His victory comes as the presidential candidate faces fierce criticism over his strategy toward Israel.
President Joe Biden easily won Michigan’s Democratic primary Tuesday, NBC News projects, in a contest whose only real drama came from a grassroots effort to cast protest votes over his handling of the war in Gaza.
A Biden victory over his rival, Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., was never in doubt. The only question was the extent to which a loose-knit movement displeased with his failure to rein in the Israeli military would cut into his margin by voting “uncommitted.”
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The share of “uncommitted” vote Tuesday stood at 14%, with 33% of expected votes counted. For comparison purposes, when Barack Obama ran for re-election in 2012, the uncommitted vote in Michigan’s Democratic primary was 11%.
Among those voting "uncommitted" was Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., who is Palestinian American.
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