{"id":2230296,"date":"2024-04-25T16:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-efforts-to-pocket-pennsylvania-in-jeopardy-after-write-in-votes-pass-60000-mark-in-primary\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T16:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:53:15","slug":"biden-efforts-to-pocket-pennsylvania-in-jeopardy-after-write-in-votes-pass-60000-mark-in-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-efforts-to-pocket-pennsylvania-in-jeopardy-after-write-in-votes-pass-60000-mark-in-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Pennsylvania Win at Risk as Write-in Votes Surpass 60,000 in Primary"},"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\">24<\/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-efforts-to-pocket-pennsylvania-in-jeopardy-after-write-in-votes-pass-60000-mark-in-primary%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=2230296&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--><p>President Joe Biden faces a challenge\u200c in Pennsylvania \u2062with over 60,000 write-in votes in the Democratic primary. An organized protest campaign against Biden, led by Uncommitted PA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-counts-on-south-carolina-popularity-as-he-seeks-second-look-nationally\/\" title=\"Tim Scott relies on his South Carolina popularity while aiming for national recognition once again.\">garnered significant support<\/a>. The movement aims to influence the upcoming election, emphasizing demands for a Gaza ceasefire \u200cand changes in U.S. aid policies. The protest signals potential issues\u2063 for Biden in the November election rematch.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> may have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-republicans-lead-democrats-in-generic-congressional-ballot\/\" title=\"Poll: Republicans Lead Democrats in Generic Congressional Ballot\">uphill battle ahead<\/a> of him in Pennsylvania after the write-in candidate option on the Democratic primary ballot notched over 60,000 votes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While the list of all the write-in entries has yet to be revealed, an organized protest effort against Biden was launched in the Keystone State that urged voters upset with his handling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> war to vote against him.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/election-2024\/?utm_source=homepage&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=iowa_caucus&#038;utm_id=election2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Uncommitted PA, the group that spearheaded the campaign, set a goal of 40,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/march-12-primaries-what-to-watch-as-biden-and-trump-seek-to-clinch-party-nominations\/\" title=\"March 12 primaries: What to watch as Biden and Trump seek to clinch party nominations\">000 \u201cuncommitted\u201d votes<\/a> during the primary. The <em>Associated Press<\/em> had tallied 60,223 total write-in votes with 99% of the vote counted as of Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are celebrating that massive victory of over 60,000 votes, which have nearly doubled the total of write-ins in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2020-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2020<\/a>, and even more so than the write-ins in 2016,\u201d Rah Noonan, an organizer with Uncommitted PA, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition mobilized the write-in campaign in roughly one month, launching on March 25 with only volunteer members, a sign of the intense passion girding the movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, we want to uplift that there were over 120,000 registered Democrats who collectively withheld their votes from Biden,\u201d<strong> <\/strong>Noonan continued. \u201cAnd that number is just inclusive of the write-ins and the Dean Phillip votes. We\u2019re not sure the accurate number of blank votes cast across the state because we don\u2019t have a singular process for recording write-ins or undervotes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Dean-Phillips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dean Phillips<\/a> (D-MN), who ended his 2024 presidential campaign, garnered more than 69,000 votes during Tuesday\u2019s primary in the Keystone State.<\/p>\n<p>The protest votes are a warning sign for Biden as the \u201cAbandon Biden\u201d movement that started during the Michigan primary spread to Super Tuesday states and beyond. The coalition is made up largely of Muslim, Arab, and young Democratic voters angered by the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The national Uncommitted group estimates it has garnered 500,000 protest votes cast during primaries, Noonan said. And with Tuesday\u2019s results, it\u2019s now up to 560,000 votes in key swing states.<\/p>\n<p>In Pennsylvania, a battleground state that Biden won by 80,000 votes in 2020 and by which 2016 Democratic nominee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Hillary-Clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hillary Clinton<\/a> lost by 44,000 votes, he can ill afford to disregard disgruntled Democrats ahead of the November election rematch against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Protesters gather outside the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science &#038; Technology prior to a scheduled appearance by President Joe Biden in Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, Apr. 25, 2024. (AP Photo\/Adrian Kraus)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But wooing these voters may prove hard for Biden, who has shown reluctance in breaking with Israel over the conflict in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>Uncommitted PA advocates four demands: a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, an end to the war in Gaza, reinstatement of humanitarian aid and UNRWA funding, and ending U.S. aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The last demand is in direct conflict with a national security supplemental bill Biden recently signed into law. The legislation provides roughly $95 billion in aid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Taiwan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Taiwan<\/a>, Israel, Ukraine, and U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>However, the multibillion package also includes $1 billion in food, medical supplies, and water for Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Biden joined with 17 world leaders and issued a joint statement calling for the\u00a0immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas\u00a0in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Biden, leaders from Argentina, Austria, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Brazil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Brazil<\/a>, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand and the United Kingdom also signed onto the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe emphasize that the deal on the table to release the hostages would bring an immediate and prolonged ceasefire in Gaza, that\u00a0would facilitate a surge of additional necessary humanitarian assistance to be delivered throughout Gaza, and lead to the credible end of hostilities,\u201d the leaders said in the statement. \u201cGazans would be able to return to their homes and their lands with preparations beforehand to ensure shelter and humanitarian provisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataforprogress.org\/blog\/2024\/2\/27\/voters-support-the-us-calling-for-permanent-ceasefire-in-gaza-and-conditioning-military-aid-to-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>survey<\/a> from the left-leaning Data for Progress showed that 57% of those surveyed disapproved of Biden\u2019s handling of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, while 36% approved.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/14\/democrats-sympathetic-palestinians-israelis-poll-00152117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Politico-Morning Consult poll<\/a> published earlier in April showed 33% of Democratic voters said Biden was \u201cnot tough enough on Israel,\u201d only 8% said Biden was being \u201ctoo tough,\u201d and 42% of Democrats said his approach was \u201cjust right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether Biden can win over the protest votes by November is unclear. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe represent a really broad coalition across the state, politically and ideologically. There are individuals and organizations within Uncommitted PA, who may not mobilize for Biden in November or may not cast their votes for Biden in November,\u201d Noonan added. \u201cIf he does not call for a permanent ceasefire and meet the other three demands that brought this whole coalition together.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden faces a tough challenge in Pennsylvania as over 60,000 write-in votes were cast in the Democratic primary. 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