For some context, Michigan recently had its Democratic primary, and in it, 13.2% of votes were cast as "Uncommitted." With over 100,000 of such votes being cast, the amount was sufficient to...
For some context, Michigan recently had its Democratic primary, and in it, 13.2% of votes were cast as "Uncommitted." With over 100,000 of such votes being cast, the amount was sufficient to result in two of the state's 117 pledged delegates being awarded to this block instead of Biden.
This is obviously not something that has any real electoral effect at time of writing, and will not meaningfully change anything about Biden's candidacy in the primaries. But the goal of this was, by and large, to be a protest vote; many people are strongly opposed to Biden's handling of the genocide in Gaza, and this is one way to signal the magnitude of that to him.
With that in mind, this article is meant as a guide for those looking to do likewise in their state. It has info on which states allow uncommitted as an option, and for those that don't, it mentions the closest analogue. Primary dates are also included — of note is that many states will be holding their primary tomorrow, March 5th, and Hawaii will follow on the 6th. Which makes me wish I would have posted this a little bit sooner, but c'est la vie.
For some context, Michigan recently had its Democratic primary, and in it, 13.2% of votes were cast as "Uncommitted." With over 100,000 of such votes being cast, the amount was sufficient to result in two of the state's 117 pledged delegates being awarded to this block instead of Biden.
This is obviously not something that has any real electoral effect at time of writing, and will not meaningfully change anything about Biden's candidacy in the primaries. But the goal of this was, by and large, to be a protest vote; many people are strongly opposed to Biden's handling of the genocide in Gaza, and this is one way to signal the magnitude of that to him.
With that in mind, this article is meant as a guide for those looking to do likewise in their state. It has info on which states allow uncommitted as an option, and for those that don't, it mentions the closest analogue. Primary dates are also included — of note is that many states will be holding their primary tomorrow, March 5th, and Hawaii will follow on the 6th. Which makes me wish I would have posted this a little bit sooner, but c'est la vie.