Michigan's 100,000 'uncommitted' votes show Israel impact on Biden
DEARBORN, Michigan/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Joe Biden's campaign and top Democratic officials vowed to double down on efforts to win back former supporters after being hit by a much stronger-than-anticipated protest vote in the Michigan primary over the president's support of Israel.
About 13.2% of Michigan Democrats cast a ballot for "uncommitted" in the nominating contest, following a weeks-long push by activists, an Edison Research tally showed after 9 a.m. (1400 GMT) on Wednesday. With about 85% of all votes counted, the uncommitted vote was already over 101,000 votes, far higher than expected.
Turnout for the Democratic primary was also high, at some 900,000 voters overall. About 81% of those votes backed Biden.
