Nearly 50,000 people in Wisconsin's Democratic primary voted for an “uninstructed” delegation as a protest against President Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.
The The margin for the “uninstructed” votes — 48,000 votes, or about 8 percent — was more than 10 times larger than it was in 2020 and surpassed the general election margin between Biden and former President Trump in the state.
Various protest votes in other states have resulted in a total of 26 delegates, with the strongest support in Michigan, Minnesota and Washington. However, the Wisconsin primary did not result in any delegates, as the uninstructed votes did not exceed 15 percent support.
Only 2 percent of GOP primary voters in Wisconsin chose the “uninstructed” delegation.
Organizers exceeded their campaign goal of 20,000 votes, nearly doubling the mark with nearly all results counted.
Progressives have supported this movement as part of their increasing criticism against Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.
After the polls closed Tuesday, activist group Listen to Wisconsin celebrated the margin.
“We had three weeks to pull off a presidential primary election. Lots of tiring days and sleepless nights. But we would do it over again in a heartbeat,” the group posted on social media. “Thank you Wisconsin for making your voices heard today!”
The group also reposted support from progressive commentator Nina Turner on Wednesday.
“Yesterday, over 47,000 voters in Wisconsin went to the polls and voted Uninstructed. President Biden won Wisconsin in 2020 by a little over 20,000 votes,” Turner wrote. “This president must decide if loyalty to Netanyahu is worth delivering Trump the election in November. He must decide.”
The Biden administration has pressured the Israeli government to better consider civilian casualties and allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza, with limited success. The United Nations has warned of famine beginning to set in for the region, as U.S.-supported airdrops of aid are insufficient. There are concerns about how the aid will be distributed once the pier in Gaza, which the administration is building to deliver aid, is completed, as the State Department says there are no plans for this yet.
The administration is constructing a pier in Gaza to deliver aid, although it is expected to take months, and the State Department said there are no plans for how the aid will be distributed once the pier is built.
