Joe Biden And Donald Trump Win Decisive Victories In Michigan, But Networks Highlight The Votes They Didn’t Get
deadline.comThe victories of Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the Michigan primary were not in doubt tonight, but networks focused on the votes they didn’t get.
For Biden, the biggest rival wasn’t Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), but “uncommitted,” a protest vote organized by pro-Palestinian groups and progressives upset over the administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) encouraged “uncommitted” votes in a state that has a heavy population of Arab-American voters, but the rifts among progressives have been apparent in the wave of pro-Palestinian demonstrations and disruptions calling for a permanent ceasefire.
The state will be crucial in the general election as one of the most important swing states. Biden won the state in 2020, so coverage across news networks, from CNN to NewsNation to ABC News Live, was focusing on the size of the “uncommitted” vote for signs of serious fissures in the Democratic coalition.
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