19 percent of Minnesota voters chose “uncommitted” in Tuesday's Democratic primary as a way to protest Joe Biden.
More than 45,000 Minnesota Democrats cast “uncommitted” ballots on Super Tuesday, resulting in 11 delegates going to the Democratic National Committee.
Disgruntled Democratic voters protested against Biden because of his position on the conflict between Israel and Gaza.
CBS Minnesota reported:
Nearly 45,000 Minnesota Democrats voted for “Uncommitted” instead of incumbent President Joe Biden during the presidential primaries, according to unofficial results from nearly all precincts on Tuesday night — in an effort to protest the war between Israel and Hamas and put political pressure on the White House. To call for this. For a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
That support amounted to nearly one in five Democratic votes on Tuesday night, significantly exceeding the 7.8% of Democrats who cast ballots for Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, who has launched a long-running campaign against Biden.
On Wednesday morning, the Minnesota Football League confirmed that 64 of the 75 delegates will be allocated to Biden, but 11 of them will be “uncommitted.” However, the party emphasized unity.
Organizers in Minnesota pushing the “Uncommitted” movement said turnout exceeded expectations and claimed victory in achieving their goal: sending a message to the Biden administration that voters are dissatisfied with his stance on the war.
Joe Biden, the most popular president in US history, was the first president to lose a primary race in more than four decades — since Jimmy Carter in 1980.
On Tuesday, Biden lost the Democratic primary in American Samoa to little-known businessman Jason Palmer.
But he got 81 million votes.
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