{"id":2307994,"date":"2024-07-25T13:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-and-minnesota-uncommitted-delegates-appear-open-to-backing-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T13:19:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T17:19:59","slug":"michigan-and-minnesotas-uncommitted-delegates-seem-willing-to-support-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-and-minnesotas-uncommitted-delegates-seem-willing-to-support-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan and Minnesota&#8217;s &#8216;uncommitted&#8217; delegates seem willing to support Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fmichigan-and-minnesotas-uncommitted-delegates-seem-willing-to-support-harris-washington-examiner%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=2307994&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>Uncommitted delegates\u200b from Michigan\u200c and Minnesota are \u2063showing willingness\u2063 to support Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely\u200b Democratic presidential nominee, if she alters\u2064 her current stance on Israel. These delegates have\u200c not committed to Harris yet, pending her position on\u2063 Israel&#8217;s foreign policies, which align closely with\u200c President Biden&#8217;s approach. Abbas\u2064 Alawie,\u2062 a delegate from Michigan, indicated \u200dthat the\u200d national \u200cuncommitted movement is seeking a meeting with Harris to discuss her potential \u200bshifts in policy that may earn their support. While Harris has publicly expressed sympathy for the\u2063 casualties in Gaza and questioned certain Israeli military actions, her overall position has not significantly diverged from Biden&#8217;s. Alawie faced disrespect during discussions advocating \u200bfor a more humane approach\u200c to the\u200b conflict, highlighting the\u2062 sensitivity of the \u200bissue \u200cwithin the party. The uncommitted \u200bdelegates represent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/so-excited-emails-show-local-librarians-recruiting-drag-performers-for-kids\/\" title=\"\u2018So Excited\u2019: Emails Show Local Librarians Recruiting Drag Performers For Kids\">significant voting bloc<\/a>, with plans to mobilize support for Harris if she meets their concerns regarding her policy on Israel.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Michigan and Minnesota &lsquo;uncommitted&rsquo; delegates appear open to backing Harris if she changes Israel policy<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1712763\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Delegates bound to the uncommitted votes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Minnesota<\/a> appear to be willing to hear Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, the de facto Democratic presidential nominee, out &mdash; if she distances herself from Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-says-kamala-harris-never-would-have-gone-to-the-border-if-it-wasnt-for-trump\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley Says Kamala Harris \u2018Never\u2019 Would Have Gone To The Border If It Wasn\u2019t For Trump\">foreign policy stance<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota and Michigan&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2872128\/michigan-arab-uncommitted-protest-vote-warning-sign-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>uncommitted delegates<\/a> have not pledged to support Harris until they see if her stance on Israel and the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a> differs from that of President Joe Biden. Abbas Alawie, one of the two &ldquo;no&rdquo; votes from Michigan, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/detroit\/2024\/07\/25\/michigans-pro-palestine-delegates-kamala-needs-us-to-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>  the national uncommitted movement is trying to schedule a meeting with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> to discuss her gaining their support.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our uncommitted national movement will do everything in our power to mobilize the 730,000 people who voted uncommitted to vote for Vice President Harris,&rdquo; he told <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s public statements surrounding Israel and the war have not differed that much from those of Biden, but Harris has expressed more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/03\/03\/kamala-harris-calls-ceasefire-deal-gaza-starving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mo-brooks-says-i-understand-citizenry-anger-after-capitol-bomb-threat-suspect-apprehended\/\" title=\"Rep. Mo Brooks Says \u2018I Understand Citizenry Anger\u2019 After Capitol Bomb Threat Suspect Apprehended\">public sympathy<\/a><\/a> toward the loss of life in Gaza and questioned some Israeli military strategy, while still condemning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While on a call during the vote to send Michigan delegates to Harris, Alawieh said he was told to &ldquo;shut up, a**hole&rdquo; while he was discussing a more humane policy approach to the war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To have Democratic elected officials in the state on the call and not a single one speak up and say, &lsquo;Hey, Abbas is one of us, or &lsquo;Uncommitted voters matter to us,&rsquo; it was a slap in the face,&rdquo; Alawieh told <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota has the largest &ldquo;uncommitted&rdquo; voting bloc with 11 delegates, but organizers there have said the change at the top of the ticket has meant little to them. Asma Mohammed, co-chairwoman of the state&rsquo;s uncommitted delegation, said delegates are prepared to withhold their endorsement of Harris until she commits to the end of sending military aid to Israel and supports a permanent ceasefire in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are Democrats,&rdquo; she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/twin-cities\/2024\/07\/25\/kamala-harris-uncommitted-dnc-democratic-delegates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Axios<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;We do not want a Trump presidency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Because the &ldquo;uncommitted votes&rdquo; were against Biden&rsquo;s candidacy, Mohammed said she is &ldquo;cautiously optimistic&rdquo; that the change at the top of the ticket gives a chance for a reset.<\/p>\n<p>Of the nearly 4,000 Democratic delegates across the country, 36 are uncommitted.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1712763\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1712763\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncommitted delegates\u200b from Michigan\u200c and Minnesota are \u2063showing willingness\u2063 to support Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely\u200b Democratic presidential nominee, if she alters\u2064 her current stance on Israel. These delegates have\u200c not committed to Harris yet, pending her position on\u2063 Israel&#8217;s foreign policies, which align closely with\u200c President Biden&#8217;s approach. Abbas\u2064 Alawie,\u2062 a delegate from &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2307995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/uncommitted-vote-in-michigan-minnesota.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32438,4601,5698,36157,32076],"class_list":["post-2307994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-kamala-harris","tag-michigan","tag-minnesota","tag-uncommitted-delegates","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/uncommitted-vote-in-michigan-minnesota.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307994","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}