Israel–Hamas war protest vote movements

The Israel–Hamas war protest voting movements were a series of protest movementsduring the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Its main target was President Joe Biden on his policies, his alleged opposition to Palestine, alleged pro-Israel, and mostly about the Israel–Hamas war. Uncommitted, a voting option used mainly for the protests, was considered a form of protest in the primaries. The protest vote has happened in many primaries and caucuses in different states across the United States.

Other names for the protest vote included Abandon Biden and uncommitted movements.

The protest vote began in Michigan and has spread to many primaries.

 Background 

US President Joe Biden has provided aid to Israel since the war broke out. Many people have expressed dissatisfaction about this, saying that US President Joe Biden is "supporting genocide" and denouncing his alleged pro-democracy crimes, pro-Israel and his opposition against Palestine. These people took advantage of the Democratic Party's primaries to oppose the Biden administration.

 Primaries 

 New Hampshire 
A small number of voters in New Hampshire who support a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip launched a write-in campaign for "ceasefire" in the New Hampshire primary. Even though Biden refused to appear on the ballot.

 Michigan 
This primary is where the protests attracted people the most, when Muslim voters protested the Biden administration over what they are doing in the Gaza Strip towards Palestinian civilians. The majority of people here supported former president Donald Trump.

 Super Tuesday 
In Minnesota, a voting option called "Uncommitted" won 18% of the votes and 11 delegates. In North Carolina, 12% voted for "no preference" as an another way to oppose Biden.

 Post-Super Tuesday 
In Hawaii, "Uncommitted" received 455 votes, or nearly 29% of the total votes, which net the movement 6 delegates.

In Washington, Uncommitted received almost 10% of the popular votes, compared to Biden's almost 84%.

 Impact 

 Withdrawal of Joe Biden 

On July 21, 2024, President Joe Biden tweeted on X that he had withdrawn from the presidential election, and handed it to Vice President Kamala Harris, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president to withdraw since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. Some uncommitted voters, who were disappointed in Biden, were noted to be "watching Harris closely to see how she differs from Biden on this issue." On November 5, Harris lost to Trump in the 2024 presidential election, Congress confirmed the election on January 6, 2025 (with Harris accepted it) and Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025.

 References 

Category:Controversies in the United States
Category:Events in the United States