One in FIVE votes ‘unrecorded’ against Biden in Minnesota Democratic primaries: 2024 alarm bells for Joe as he faces new embarrassment, with thousands voting in protest over his handling of Gaza

Democratic voters dissatisfied with President Joe Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza continued to express their opposition by voting “uncommitted” on Super Tuesday during the Democratic presidential primaries.

The largest margins came in Minnesota, where nearly 20 percent of the state’s Democratic voters voted uncommitted, with 87 percent of the total votes counted.

The threshold for delegates in the primaries is 15 percent, so if the totals are correct, “uncommitted” could actually win a delegate to send to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer.

The organizers of the ‘uncommitted’ protest celebrated their success, despite very little time and money being spent spreading the message.

“Tonight’s numbers showed that President Biden cannot earn back our votes with rhetoric alone,” Vote Uncommitted MN spokesperson Asthma Nizami said in a statement. “More than 35,000 Minnesotans have made it clear that Democrats want Joe Biden to change his policy: stop sending weapons to Israel and use any means necessary to end Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.”

The Minnesota campaign spent just $20,000 in a week urging Democrats to register their protest in the primaries.

The ‘uncommitted’ campaign gained momentum after Michigan’s Democratic primary rallies rallied to send a message to the government. More than 100,000 voters in the state chose ‘uncommitted’ instead of President Biden.

Organizers of Minnesota’s ‘uncommitted’ protest celebrated their success despite spending very little time and money spreading the message

The Minnesota campaign spent just $20,000 in a week urging Democrats to register their primary protest

Asma Mohammed, an activist with Uncommitted Minnesota, reacts to the election results at an election party in Minnesota on Tuesday evening

Protesters rally for a ceasefire in Gaza outside a UAW union building in Michigan

Protesters rally for a ceasefire in Gaza outside a UAW union building

A flyer calling for a ceasefire in Gaza is seen outside a polling station at Maples Elementary School on February 27, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan.

In Colorado, where 85 percent of the votes were received, 7.4 percent voted uncommitted with 36,799 votes.

Voters Torian and Clarissa in Aurora, Colorado, told the Daily Mail they wanted to show their frustration with the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Gaza.

‘We simply do not support genocide at all. It’s completely contrary to what we believe,” Clarissa said. “Our hope is that they get the message, and that Democrats understand that this is what they need to focus on.”

They acknowledged that both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had adjusted their rhetoric on the issue, but said they remained skeptical until they saw a real change in action.

“It’s just hard to believe he’s actually doing it for the right reasons, rather than doing it to get elected,” they said.

They said they first heard of the movement on the social media platform TikTok.

In Washington, activists also gathered to spread the message of protest ahead of Tuesday’s presidential primaries.

The United Food and Commercial Workers, with more than 50,000 members, supported the movement in the state.

In North Carolina, where 95 percent of votes were reported, nearly 13 percent voted “no preference,” totaling nearly 88,000 votes. Nine percent of Massachusetts Democrats, 41,482 voters, also chose no preference, reporting 62 percent of the total votes. Nearly eight percent of Democrats in Tennessee chose “uncommitted,” and nearly four percent of Democrats in Iowa did the same.