Michigan primary elections: Joe Biden and Donald Trump win in Democratic and Republican primaries
Michigan primary elections
Donald Trump and Joe Biden wonthe Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively, in the USstate of Michigan on Tuesday (Feb 27). While the GOP primary was all along expected to be yet another ticker-tape parade for Trump, Biden's Democratic candidacy was shadowed by anger over his stand on the Gaza war.
Democratic Primary Election Results
Biden won 80 per cent of the vote, according to projections, but the "uncommitted" exceeded expectations with 13 per cent.
Uncommitted is registered when a voter votes for the party, but not the candidate on the ballot.
Republican Primary Election Results
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Trump appeared on path to win roughly 70 percent in the state’s GOP primary.
Trump's win will now increase the pressure on Haley to exit the race..
Haley, however, says that she plans to remain in it at least through the March 5 "Super Tuesday" primary, when 15 states hold nominating contests.
Edison Research has called the elections, projecting Joe Biden and Donald Trump as the winners for Democrats and Republicans, respectively.
The "uncommitted option"
Michigan, as per Reuters, offers an "uncommitted" option to test whether a named candidate has the support of the party's base.
Preliminary results showed the number of uncommitted votes is higher in the Democratic race.
As per media reports, activists disappointed with the US President's handling of the Gaza war initiated the "uncommitted" campaign, which had already far surpassed the protest effort's goal of 10,000-vote margin— in 2016,Trump won Michigan by this margin.
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Talking to AFP news agency, Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American in Congress, said, "I was proud today to walk in and pull a Democratic ballot and vote 'uncommitted'."
"When 74 per cent of Democrats in Michigan support a ceasefire, yet President Biden is not hearing us, this is the way we can use our democracy to say, 'Listen — listen to Michigan'."
Michigan is expected to play a decisive role in the head-to-head November 5 US presidential election — a likely rematch between Biden and Trump.
The battleground state could swing toward either party. In their previous showdown in 2020, Biden beat Trump narrowly by just 2.8 percentage points.
(With inputs from agencies)
