President Biden quickly sailed to victory in Minnesota, but he was once again vexed by considerable defections as tens of thousands marked themselves “uncommitted.”

Disgruntled progressive activists and organizations have embarked on a campaign to push voters to mark themselves “uncommitted” in protest of Biden’s stance on the Israel-Hamas War.

With 95% of the expected vote tabulated, 70.5% of voters backed Biden while 19.0% went uncommitted, according to a tabulation by The Associated Press.

In Minnesota, more than 45,000 marked themselves “uncommitted” — a number greater than the margin by which Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump in the state in 2016.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
      941·
      8 months ago

      Oh wow, did he stop his weapons deliveries to israel? Put any pressure on israel whatsoever?

      Or is he trying to win votes from people stupid enough to believe empty words?

      • andyburke@fedia.io
        212·
        8 months ago

        Based on news coverage, yes, this pressure is working and he seems to be pushing more to end the conflict.

        Should he need the pressure? No. Would Trump be any better? No.

      • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
        112·
        8 months ago

        What specific changes to US policy has Biden made that departs from past administrations? What is he doing that Bush/Clinton/Bush/Obama/Trump wouldn’t be doing? And how would Trump improve that policy if he wins in the fall?

        Specifics please.

        • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
          317·
          8 months ago

          Bush:

          One of the most controversial moments of his single-term presidency was when Bush delayed Israel loan guarantees until it halted its settlement building in the West Bank and Gaza and entered a peace conference with the Palestinians, what would later became known as the Madrid Peace Conference.

          Obama (Not much but it’s something)

          In a rare and momentous step, the United States abstained from Friday’s vote, enabling the adoption of the first UN resolution since 1979 to condemn Israel over its settlement policy.

          What’s Trump going to different than Biden that’s the question. It’s looking like two sides of the same coin. Maybe you can focus your efforts on getting Biden to change that.

          • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
            82·
            8 months ago

            What’s Trump going to different than Biden that’s the question. It’s looking like two sides of the same coin.

            This is how we know you’re full of shit.

            • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
              214·
              8 months ago

              You very conveniently ignored the other evidence you asked for. Can you say that you were wrong about that?

              • Zoot@reddthat.com
                31·
                8 months ago

                Like how you admit you were wrong about Biden putting pressure on Israel? Oh, did that not happen?