On Tuesday, nearly 50,000 people cast votes for “uninstructed” in the Wisconsin Democratic primary as a way to protest President Biden’s full-throated support for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza.
The 48,091 votes accounted for 8.3% of the primary and far exceeded the organizers’ goal of 20,682, the margin of victory for Biden in Wisconsin for the 2020 election.
In Connecticut, 7,484 people cast protest votes for “uncommitted,” accounting for 11.4% of the primary. The Rhode Island primary saw 3,766 votes, or 14.9% “uncommitted.”
Across the country, people have been voting “uncommitted” or “instructed” in Democratic primaries if it’s available on the ballot. In Michigan, a significant swing state with a sizeable Arab population, over 100,000 voted “uncommitted.”
President Biden’s campaign events have also been frequently interrupted with protesters calling him “genocide Joe” for his support for the Israeli campaign.
Democrats fear Biden’s backing of the genocidal war will cost him come November. “It’s massive. If this war keeps going on, then it will continue to be a major problem,” an unnamed House Democrat told The Hill.
“The sooner Biden can break from [Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] in a major way, then the better off he will be politically. It’s not just the progressives who are angry about the US support of the Gaza operation — it’s now broader than that,” the Democrat added.
If Donald Trump wins in November, he’s expected to also provide unconditional military support for the mass killing of Palestinians. He recently criticized Israel for publicizing its destruction of Gaza, saying it has turned public opinion, but he has agreed that he’s “firmly” in Israel’s camp.
Biting tongue, biting tongue:
Jake Sullivan forced to reschedule high-stakes Saudi Arabia trip to discuss Israel situation after cracked rib
National security adviser Jake Sullivan was forced to reschedule a high-stakes trip to Saudi Arabia to discuss the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip after suffering a cracked rib, the White House announced Wednesday.
“This was a minor accident of his own,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters. “It was not caused by anybody. It was not the result of a nefarious act.”
https://nypost.com/2024/04/03/us-news/jake-sullivan-forced-to-reschedule-saudi-arabia-trip-after-cracked-rib/
And Ukraine had absolutely nothing to do with it….
“It was not caused by anybody. It was not the result of a nefarious act.”
But it was a nefarious act. When somebody told Sullivan that Biden was going to cut off aid to Israel, Sullivan laughed so hard he broke a rib.
We’ll find out if it is virtue signaling or conviction to principle.
NPR mentioned this morning that there was also a large protest vote in the Wisconsin Republican primary. I think that apathy will play the largest portion of the decision in the final vote in November.
Did the voting go all silent, dark and murky all night, like it did when creepy Joe stole the last one?
Trump is far creepier than Biden.
The 2020 election was not stolen. Biden won by 7 million votes, MAGAT!
If there was a dodgey election win, it was Bush II over Kerry. Rigged voting machines. Taylor Swift-boat Veterans For Justice didn’t have as much an impact against Kerry as MSM claimed.
It is possible we are seeing the first hints of evolution to a new and more advanced form of democracy. The process will first need to disavow current failed states by clearly showing all citizens have acted in solidarity of rejecting the existing method of occasional voting for elected office holders who are presiding over environmental destruction, war, and genocide.
Americans are a special case of people from all over the world, most have an idea we refer to as the American dream of liberty and justice upheld by a functioning government.
In every country there exists a minority who will do anything to acquire wealth and power. Observation of the US government clearly shows a nation using huge debt ro finance war and environmental destruction. Therefore; rejection of all existing candidates is how the general population will inform itself it is ready to step into the unknown future and create a more perfect union.
We need people like Scott Ritter, Rand Paul, Cornel West, Judge Napolitano, etc., those with different backgrounds, but who are advocates for PEACE, believers in our Constitution, form a strong Third Party ASAP. Americans know the Reps/Dems are NOT serving our Republic.
Bloody well said and spot on Gina!
In a large representative democracy, only psychopaths can get to the top, because only they care enough to do the nasty things it takes to get there. Thus, as Douglas Adams said, anyone who can get themselves elected president should, by that fact alone, be disqualified from running.
The presidency should ideally be an appointed position, subject to a simple yes/no vote of the people, and as powerless as we can possibly make it.
Scott Ritter has very specifically, publicly, and pointedly explained that he is not anti-war.
That doesn’t make his opinions invalid. But he is what he is.
Don’t forget Prof. Jeffrey Sachs and Prof. John Mearsheimer. Today. on The Duran, Jeffrey Sachs gives a most outstanding and educational interview on Ukraine and Gaza. I wish Antiwar.com would put it up on this website so everyone can listen to it.
You are correct, I use You Tube, which is a great source of interviews given by these individuals.
“The sooner Biden can break from Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuin a major way, then the better off he will be politically. It’s not just the progressives who are angry about the US support of the Gaza operation — it’s now broader than that,” the Democrat added.Fixed. Stop blaming Netanyahu.