{"id":2188570,"date":"2024-02-29T02:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T07:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-lost-in-dearborn-again-proving-radical-is-the-new-mainstream-in-the-democrat-party\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T02:07:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T07:07:54","slug":"biden-lost-in-dearborn-again-proving-radical-is-the-new-mainstream-in-the-democrat-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-lost-in-dearborn-again-proving-radical-is-the-new-mainstream-in-the-democrat-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Dearborn Loss Highlights Democrat Party&#8217;s Shift to Radical Mainstream"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-lost-in-dearborn-again-proving-radical-is-the-new-mainstream-in-the-democrat-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2188570&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2>Anti-Israel Groups Push Back Against President Biden in Michigan Primary<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Anti-Israel groups in Michigan\u2064 are encouraging voters to protest President Biden&#8217;s\u200b policies in the Israel-Gaza conflict by \u200dselecting\u2064 &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; on their ballots instead of voting for the Democrat frontrunner. This move,\u200d known as \u2064voting uncommitted, allows voters to show their dissatisfaction with the listed candidates without\u2064 fully supporting any\u2064 of \u2063them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Progressive Voters Make Their Voices Heard<\/h3>\n<p>Joseph\u2064 Geevarghese, executive director of Our Revolution, expressed his support for the protest, stating that progressive voters in Michigan have sent a strong message to President Biden. They demand a change in course on Gaza or risk\u2064 losing key \u2063voter blocs needed to defeat Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2122644509\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-246ff62e127ce892cc35a56f602ca125 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-246ff62e127ce892cc35a56f602ca125\"><\/div>\n<p>In\u200b the Michigan primary, over 100,000 voters, or more than 13 percent of Michigan Democrat voters,\u2064 chose &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; as their option. This far \u200csurpassed the support for Democrat challengers Dean \u2062Phillips and Marianne\u2062 Williamson. Our Revolution, a group started by Bernie Sanders, played a significant role in encouraging \u2063this effort,\u2063 highlighting \u2064the influence of radicals \u200bwithin the Democrat Party.<\/p>\n<p>Our Revolution mobilized its\u200c 8 million\u2062 members through calls, texts, and emails to protest \u200cBiden&#8217;s Israel-Gaza policies.\u2063 Their goal is to push Biden towards adopting policies that are more favorable to \u2064Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a member of\u2063 &#8220;The Squad,&#8221; joined forces with Our Revolution to \u2062urge Michigan members to vote uncommitted. Tlaib emphasized the importance of protecting democracy and sending a clear message to Biden about changing course on Gaza.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-67afbeec96c6c762db374b1e8f7673d0 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-67afbeec96c6c762db374b1e8f7673d0\"><\/div>\n<p>Tlaib&#8217;s controversial actions, such as refusing to condemn rape and sexual assault by Hamas, have raised concerns.\u200d She defended her use of a phrase calling for the erasure of the Israeli state, claiming it represents freedom and peaceful coexistence. However, this phrase has been widely used by antisemites to\u2062 call for Israel&#8217;s destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Hamas opposition to Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-democrats-push-back-on-false-claims-from-media-about-desantis-response-to-building-collapse\/\" title=\"Florida Democrats Push Back On False Claims From Media About DeSantis Response To Building Collapse\">gained significant traction<\/a> in Dearborn, a majority-Arab \u2063city. Mayor Abdullah \u200dHammoud expressed his community&#8217;s \u200bfeeling of betrayal by Biden&#8217;s insufficient support for Gaza. He protested \u200cby \u2062voting uncommitted in the primary, and in Dearborn, &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; was leading Biden by a significant margin.<\/p>\n<p>This poses a challenge for Biden, as he will need strong support from communities like Dearborn to win Michigan. The administration has \u200calready made apologies\u2064 to\u200b Hammoud for their initial support of Israel,\u2064 acknowledging their missteps in \u2064responding to the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has been\u200c adjusting his stance\u2064 towards Hamas-controlled \u200bGaza and toughening his \u200drhetoric\u200d towards Israel. However, pro-Hamas groups are not \u200bsatisfied and are demanding further changes in policy.<\/p>\n<p>Geevarghese warned that Biden\u200c risks losing the Muslim vote unless he takes more \u200ddecisive action in support\u2064 of Hamas. He\u200c emphasized the importance of making progressive voices heard in the primaries to bring about change.<\/p>\n<p>The influence of pro-Hamas radicals in Michigan highlights \u200dthe dominance of radical ideologies within the Democrat Party.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Will President Biden take \u200dthe protest as a signal to\u200b reevaluate\u2063 his\u200d policies on\u200b the Israel-Gaza conflict, or will\u2062 he remain steadfast \u200din his current stance<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The recent Michigan primary has seen a\u2064 significant pushback against President Biden&#8217;s\u2064 policies in the Israel-Gaza conflict by\u2063 anti-Israel groups. These groups have been encouraging\u2063 voters to select &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; on their ballots\u2064 instead of\u200c voting for the Democrat frontrunner, as a\u2063 way \u200cto protest and \u200cshow their dissatisfaction\u2063 with his\u2062 stance.<\/p>\n<p>The concept of voting uncommitted allows voters to express their discontent \u2062with the listed \u2062candidates without fully supporting \u200bany of them. In this case, it \u200dserves as a way \u2063for voters to voice their concerns \u2063over President Biden&#8217;s approach \u200bto the \u2063Israel-Gaza conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph \u2064Geevarghese, the executive director \u200cof\u2062 Our Revolution, a group founded by Bernie Sanders,\u200b expressed his support\u2064 for the \u2063protest.\u2064 He believes that progressive voters in Michigan have sent a strong message to President Biden, demanding a change in course on Gaza. The concern \u200bis that if the President doesn&#8217;t alter his \u200bapproach, \u200che risks losing key \u200bvoter blocs needed to defeat Trump \u2062in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dimpact of this protest was striking. In the Michigan primary, over 100,000 voters, which accounted \u200bfor more than 13 percent of Michigan Democrat voters, chose the &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; option. This\u200d surpassed \u200bthe support\u200b received by Democrat challengers\u200b Dean\u200b Phillips and Marianne Williamson. It clearly illustrates the significant influence of anti-Israel groups, particularly within\u200c the Democrat \u200bParty.<\/p>\n<p>Our Revolution played a \u200cvital role in\u2063 mobilizing its 8 million \u2064members to support this \u200bprotest. Through calls, texts, and emails, they encouraged their\u2064 members to\u200b voice their concerns and\u200b push President Biden to adopt \u200bpolicies that\u2062 are more\u2062 favorable to\u2062 Hamas, the \u2062militant group \u200cin control of the\u200d Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>Such a\u200c development highlights the internal divisions within the \u2062Democrat Party when\u2064 it comes to foreign\u200b policy, specifically\u2064 regarding \u2062the Israel-Gaza conflict. While\u200d President Biden may have a more moderate stance, there is a strong \u200dpush from progressive\u200b factions within the party to adopt a more pro-Hamas position.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen \u2064how President Biden will respond to this vocal protest. Will he take it\u200b as\u200d a sign to reevaluate his policies and consider \u200balternative approaches\u2062 to the Israel-Gaza conflict? \u200cOr will he remain steadfast\u2062 in his current stance? The outcome of this \u2063primary protest could have broader implications\u200c for the future\u2062 direction of the \u200bDemocrat Party and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-overwhelmingly-votes-to-keep-u-s-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" title=\"Senate Overwhelmingly Votes to Keep U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem\">foreign policy positions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u200bmeantime, the anti-Israel groups in Michigan have effectively \u200cutilized \u2062the democratic process to voice their dissent and make their voices heard. \u2062With\u2064 such a \u200dsignificant number of voters choosing the &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; option, it is \u2062clear that \u2063their message\u2062 has resonated with\u200d many individuals. Whether their protest leads \u200dto tangible change or \u2064not, it serves\u2064 as a reminder that \u2062public \u2063opinion can play a powerful role \u200cin \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelenskyy-asks-controversial-artist-marina-abramovic-to-be-ukraine-ambassador\/\" title=\"Zelenskyy invites controversial artist Marina Abramovi\u0107 as Ukraine's ambassador.\">shaping political \u2062discourse<\/a> and policy decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-Israel groups in Michigan&#8217;s presidential primary urged voters to protest President Joe Biden&#8217;s policies on the Israel-Gaza conflict by selecting &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; on their ballots instead of supporting the Democratic frontrunner. This action, as per The Washington Post, allows voters to express dissatisfaction while still casting a party vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":507,"featured_media":2188571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Palestine_Rally_End_The_Siege_Stop_the_War_on_Gaza_53264633371.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2188570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Palestine_Rally_End_The_Siege_Stop_the_War_on_Gaza_53264633371.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/507"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2188570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2188571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2188570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2188570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2188570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}