{"id":2329641,"date":"2024-08-22T23:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T03:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-take-major-risk-by-denying-uncommitted-movements-pleas-to-be-heard-at-dnc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T23:15:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T03:15:50","slug":"democrats-take-major-risk-by-denying-uncommitted-movements-pleas-to-be-heard-at-dnc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-take-major-risk-by-denying-uncommitted-movements-pleas-to-be-heard-at-dnc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats take major risk by denying \u2018uncommitted\u2019 movement\u2019s pleas to be heard at DNC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fdemocrats-take-major-risk-by-denying-uncommitted-movements-pleas-to-be-heard-at-dnc-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=2329641&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>The Democratic Party faced significant backlash for excluding a Palestinian American speaker from\u200c the Democratic \u200dNational Convention \u2064(DNC), a move \u200dthat could impact\u200d their standing in the upcoming elections. The \u200dUncommitted National Movement, \u200bwhich \u200cprotests the Biden administration&#8217;s policies regarding the \u200dGaza conflict, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-obstruct-plan-to-increase-funding-to-vaccinate-teachers\/\" title=\"Democrats Obstruct Plan To Increase Funding To Vaccinate Teachers\">expressed frustration<\/a>\u2064 over the perceived marginalization of Palestinian voices at the \u200bconvention. \u2062They highlighted the \u2063inconsistency of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-gives-bizarre-definition-of-a-secure-border\/\" title=\"WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas Gives Bizarre Definition of a \u2018Secure Border&#039;\">allowing family members<\/a> of Israeli attack victims to\u2063 speak while denying representation to\u200c Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the \u2062convention, Uncommitted delegates protested\u200d and voiced their concerns, emphasizing their need for\u2063 acknowledgment. \u200dThe controversy\u200b gained attention\u200b from media\u200b outlets \u200dand \u200bpolitical analysts, questioning whether this exclusion would hurt Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign in\u200b key states with significant \u200bArab and Muslim populations, such as Michigan. Polling data \u2064indicates that the Democratic ticket \u2064holds only a slim lead over their Republican rivals\u2064 in crucial battleground states.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the progressive wing of\u200b the \u2062Democratic\u200b Party have been\u200c vocal in their support \u2064for the Uncommitted movement, stressing the importance\u200c of addressing the\u2062 group&#8217;s demands to avoid alienating \u2063voters. The situation reflects a growing discontent among \u200dpro-Palestinian advocates who feel their perspectives \u200care being overlooked amid \u200dthe ongoing Gaza crisis. The call for Palestinian representation remains urgent,\u2062 as activists continue to call \u2064for their voices\u2063 to be heard at national political\u200d events.  <\/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\">Democrats take major risk by denying &lsquo;uncommitted&rsquo; movement&rsquo;s pleas to be heard at DNC<\/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_1736295\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Democratic Party&rsquo;s<\/a> decision not to allow a Palestinian American to speak at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> could have major ramifications in November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Uncommitted National Movement <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/uncommittedmvmt\/status\/1826765527718789393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>expressed<\/a> anger on Thursday after a Palestinian American was reportedly denied permission to speak onstage on the last evening of the DNC. The group&rsquo;s publicized frustration cast a shadow over the DNC as Democrats named Vice President Kamala Harris as the party&rsquo;s nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders of the movement, which is protesting the Biden administration&rsquo;s stance on the war in Gaza, have shown ire that Palestinian voices have been shut out of the celebration of the convention. Uncommitted leaders are especially upset because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3130390\/parents-israeli-american-hostage-emotional-plea-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>family members of the victims<\/a> of Hamas&rsquo;s attack on Israel and Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3129291\/dnc-2024-republicans-speaking-rival-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>were allowed<\/a> to address DNC attendees.<\/p>\n<p>Uncommitted delegates kept their voices raised throughout the four-day convention, and on Thursday night, they entered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-buzz-walz-wednesday-sit-in-and-gender-neutral-prayer-room-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DNC Buzz: Walz Wednesday, sit-in, and gender neutral prayer room - Washington Examiner\">convention floor holding hands<\/a>, vowing not to be &ldquo;shut out.&rdquo; Separate protests led by other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-rep-bob-barr-the-boneheaded-move-to-unionize-national-guard-units\/\" title=\"Former Rep Bob Barr: The Boneheaded Move To Unionize National Guard Units\">groups upset<\/a> over the war in Gaza were staged throughout the week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Uncommitted delegates hold a press conference outside the United Center before the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier on Thursday, CNN host Wolf Blitzer pressed a senior adviser to Harris&rsquo;s campaign on the DNC&rsquo;s apparent exclusion of a Palestinian American speaker.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is this going to potentially hurt Kamala Harris in a state like Michigan which has a significant Arab American, Muslim American population?&rdquo; Blitzer questioned Ian Sam.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/michigan\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>average<\/a> of recent polls indicates Harris holds a slim lead of 2 percentage points over former President Donald Trump in the battleground state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In February in Michigan, more than 100,000 voters cast ballots for &ldquo;uncommitted&rdquo; in the Democratic primary race, earning them two delegates and showing the movement&rsquo;s strength. In 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2020\/results\/state\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden won<\/a> the state by just over 150,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ve given them a lot of opportunities to engage in this process at the convention,&rdquo; Sam deflected. His comments come as the pro-Palestinian effort has gained strength as the war in Gaza has stretched longer than 10 months and tens of thousands of Palestinians have reportedly died.<\/p>\n<p>Still, a ceasefire has not been reached and pro-Palestinian lawmakers and voters have grown increasingly upset over actions not reflecting words. &ldquo;Palestinians can&rsquo;t eat words,&rdquo; the Uncommitted movement wrote on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/uncommittedmvmt\/status\/1826757812439187526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in response<\/a> to Sam&rsquo;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the progressive &ldquo;Squad,&rdquo; including Reps. Cori Bush (D-MO), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Summer Lee (D-PA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), have vigorously defended pro-Palestinian groups.&nbsp;All of them have come to the defense of the Uncommitted movement this week as well, warning fellow Democrats to take the group&rsquo;s worries seriously. Some of them even joined the Uncommitted National Movement during a nearly 24-hour staged sit-in outside the DNC convention center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why are you saying that Israeli children are more valuable than Palestinian children? Where is our shared humanity? Stop erasing Palestinians. We exist. We deserve to be heard,&rdquo; Tlaib, the first Palestinian American elected to Congress, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1826385031037845894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted<\/a> on X in support of the group&rsquo;s request to be represented at the DNC.<\/p>\n<p>The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin,&nbsp;who was kidnapped from Israel by Hamas terrorists, received a standing ovation during their speech at the convention Wednesday. &ldquo;This is a political convention. But needing our only son &mdash; and all of the cherished hostages &mdash; home is not a political issue. It is a humanitarian issue,&rdquo; said Jon Polin, whose son&nbsp;lost part of his left arm during the Oct. 7 attack at a music festival.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our voices belong here at the DNC. We will not be shut out,&ldquo; the Uncommitted group <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/uncommittedmvmt\/status\/1826787154829435149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted<\/a> to X late on Thursday evening as they urged the DNC to relent and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/uncommittedmvmt\/status\/1826793022635307447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>allow a Palestinian to speak<\/a>. &rdquo;We are winning. The hallways of the DNC are filled with discussions of Palestinian human rights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/uncommittedmvmt\/status\/1826787154829435149 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to the Uncommitted movement&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommittedmovement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>website<\/a>, it is &ldquo;half a million anti-war voters&rdquo; calling on the Democratic Party to &ldquo;change course on Gaza to end the suffering and death&rdquo; and &ldquo;fight racism.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The group claims Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s government is &ldquo;murderous&rdquo; and says President Joe Biden is &ldquo;funding war crimes and the mass killing of Palestinians.&rdquo; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Uncommitted movement is calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Gaza and is committed to an arms embargo against the Middle Eastern nation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1736295\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736295\"}});<\/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>Democrats face significant risks by ignoring the &#8216;uncommitted&#8217; movement&#8217;s requests to be heard at the DNC. The party&#8217;s choice to prevent a Palestinian American from speaking at the Democratic National Convention may have serious consequences come November. On Thursday, the Uncommitted National Movement voiced their frustration after learning that a Palestinian American was denied an opportunity to address attendees on the final night of the DNC. This discontent overshadowed the event as Democrats officially nominated Vice President Kamala Harris for their ticket. Leaders of this movement, which is protesting against President Biden\u2019s approach to the Gaza conflict, expressed anger over the exclusion of Palestinian perspectives during what was meant to be a celebratory occasion. They are particularly upset that family members of Hamas attack victims and Republicans were allowed to speak while Palestinian voices were silenced.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the four-day convention, Uncommitted delegates made their presence known and even entered holding hands on Thursday night, pledging not to be marginalized. Various protests by other groups dissatisfied with U.S. actions in Gaza also took place during this time. Earlier in the day, CNN host Wolf Blitzer questioned Ian Sam, a senior adviser for Harris\u2019s campaign, about whether excluding a Palestinian speaker might negatively impact her support in Michigan\u2014a state with a notable Arab American and Muslim population\u2014where recent polls show her leading Donald Trump by just 2 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>In February, over 100,000 voters chose &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; in Michigan&#8217;s Democratic primary election\u2014demonstrating this movement&#8217;s influence as they secured two delegates. In contrast to Biden\u2019s narrow victory there in 2020 by just over 150,000 votes, Sam attempted to downplay concerns about representation at the convention despite growing pro-Palestinian sentiments amid ongoing violence resulting in significant casualties among Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>The Uncommitted movement responded sharply on social media: \u201cPalestinians can\u2019t eat words.\u201d Progressive lawmakers known as &#8220;the Squad,&#8221; including Reps. Cori Bush (D-MO), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Summer Lee (D-PA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have actively supported pro-Palestinian initiatives and urged fellow Democrats not to dismiss these concerns seriously; some even participated in an extended sit-in outside DNC headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib emphasized shared humanity when she questioned why Israeli children seemed prioritized over Palestinian children: \u201cWe exist. We deserve to be heard.\u201d During Wednesday\u2019s convention session, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin\u2014who was abducted by Hamas\u2014received applause for their speech highlighting humanitarian issues rather than political ones regarding hostages taken during an attack.<\/p>\n<p>The Uncommitted group reiterated late Thursday that they would not accept being sidelined: \u201cOur voices belong here at DNC&#8230; We are winning,\u201d they stated while calling for recognition of discussions surrounding Palestinian human rights within convention spaces.<\/p>\n<p>According to their website, this movement represents &#8220;half a million anti-war voters&#8221; urging changes regarding Gaza policies aimed at alleviating suffering and combating racism while condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government as violent and accusing President Biden of supporting war crimes against Palestinians through military funding; they demand an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Gaza along with an arms embargo against Israel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2329642,"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\/08\/uncommitted-dnc-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3685,7705,39034,39033,32076],"class_list":["post-2329641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-dnc","tag-political-risk","tag-uncommitted-movement","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/uncommitted-dnc-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329641","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}