Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
More than 30 state representatives, mayors, city council members, and other elected officials in Michigan on Wednesday announced they had joined a grassroots effort to push voters in the crucial swing state to send a clear warning to U.S. President Joe Biden in the upcoming Democratic primary by voting 'uncommitted.
'We cannot support his financial backing of actions in Gaza that conflict with our core values of peace and humanity,' said Elabed. 'Voting 'uncommitted' is our way of demanding change and the vehicle to return our political power back to us... Many of us voted for Biden in 2020, including myself. We got out the vote for him and helped him win the state of Michigan. But now we are saying, 'Count us out, Joe.'' Along with Hammoud, state Reps.