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Alice Herman in Madison, Wisconsin and Oliver Laughland in Dearborn, Michigan

Biden wins Michigan primary but sheds support over Gaza

a side-by-side image of Joe Biden and a voter holding a
While Joe Biden won Michigan’s Democratic primary, more than 100,000 people cast their vote as ‘uncommitted’. Composite: Getty Images

Joe Biden has won the Democratic primary in Michigan – but a concerted effort by anti-war activists to vote “uncommitted” in the race could overshadow his win.

The US president faced no real primary challenger in the contest. But a campaign that formed just weeks before the primary to vote “uncommitted” in protest of his continued support for Israel’s war in Gaza signaled the fury and betrayal some Arab American and younger voters in the state feel for Biden.

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