'Uncommitted' expected to send 2 delegates from Michigan to Democratic convention
After cease-fire activists in Michigan called on voters to vote "uncommitted" instead of for President Joe Biden in the state's Democratic primary, two "uncommitted" delegates from Michigan are expected to head to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer at the gathering to decide their party's nominee.
Election results compiled by the Associated Press show two out of the 140 delegates at stake in the battleground state were awarded to "uncommitted."
Voting data from the Secretary of State's office indicates that the "uncommitted" vote in the Democratic presidential primary exceeded 15% threshold needed to win delegates in the 6th and 12th congressional districts.
The 6th district represented by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, includes all of Washtenaw County where 17% of voters in the Democratic primary chose "uncommitted," according to results from the county clerk's website. The 12th district represented by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Dearborn, includes all of Dearborn where the "uncommitted" vote trounced Biden.
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Statewide, the uncommitted vote won about 13% of the vote in the Democratic presidential primary, according to latest results from the Associated Press.
The Listen to Michigan campaign launched a few weeks before the primary election Tuesday to urge voters to protest Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war by voting "uncommitted."
Organizers celebrated their campaign during a news briefing Wednesday at Haraz Coffee House in Dearborn and expressed hope that it would pressure Biden to demand a permanent cease-fire in the war.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 'Uncommitted' won 2 Democratic delegates in Michigan
