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Minnesota Democrats Use Uncommitted Vote to Protest Biden’s Gaza Policy

‘Uncommitted’ voters expressed dissatisfaction with President Biden’s performance but some Democrats worry the effort could backfire.
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Minnesota Democrats Use Uncommitted Vote to Protest Biden’s Gaza Policy
President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Md., on March 5, 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Beth Brelje
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—“Uncommitted” did not win the Democratic presidential primary election in Minnesota, but the protest vote against President Joe Biden was noticed and highlighted division within the party.

A sizable 19 percent of Minnesota’s Democratic voters, 45,752 people, went to the polls Tuesday to vote “uncommitted” and express dissatisfaction with President Biden’s performance. President Biden managed to win 170,726 votes, earning 70 percent of Democrat votes.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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