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He doesn't get to pick the keystones. The voters do.His positions are in alignment with the majority of USians.
The voters do. He hurt himself badly with wide swatches of the black community by supporting Uncommitted, particularly against Harris - who had enormous support in that community.The Michigan primary was in February. Biden was still running. The "uncommitted" vote was a protest against Biden's unquestioning support for what Israel was doing in Gaza. The primary was not about Harris.
What Does the Uncommitted Vote in Michigan Mean for 2024?
In Tuesday night’s results in Michigan, around one in eight Democrats voted “uncommitted” in the Democratic primary — a protest of the Biden administration’s policies toward Israel and the war in Gaza.
In some predominantly Arab American precincts in Dearborn, around three in four Democrats cast a protest vote for uncommitted.nytimes.com - Michigan primary bidenHe hurt himself deeply with wide swatches of the jewish community with his positions on Israel Again, his position is in alignment with the majority of USians.
But again, I still think I'm misunderstanding what you're saying...Living in the Detroit 'burbs, I see how deeply bigoted a lot of people around here are. That bigotry has both racial and religious vectors. I remember an uproar in, iirc, Hamtramck. There was a big rhubarb a few years ago: Christians complaining about how disruptive the call to prayer was. The Muslims fired back about the noise from the Catholic churches ringing their bells.
Steve
