Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump drew sizable protest votes as they secured victories in Michigan’s primaries Tuesday. Now comes the crucial question in the battleground state: What will those voters do in November?
Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Donald J. Trump won Michigan’s primary elections on Tuesday as the president and his predecessor hurtle toward a rematch in November.
But the results showed some of the fragility of the political coalitions they have constructed in a critical state for the fall. Losing any slice of support is perilous for both Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump.
Mr. Biden won Michigan in 2020 by about 150,000 votes, and Mr. Trump carried it in 2016 by about 11,000 votes. The results of the primaries on Tuesday carried extra weight because Michigan was the first state that is a top general-election battleground to hold its primary in 2024.
UNCOMMITTED’ SUCCEEDED IN GRABBING BIDEN’S ATTENTION.
When the movement to persuade Democrats to vote “uncommitted” began three weeks ago, its public goal was clear: Pile enough pressure on Mr. Biden that he would call for an unconditional cease-fire in Gaza.
Since then, top White House officials told Arab American leaders in Dearborn, Mich., that they had regrets over how the administration had responded to the crisis. Mr. Biden called Israel’s military action “over the top.”
And on the eve of the primary, he said he hoped a cease-fire agreement would be in place within a week. (The view from Israel and Gaza suggested Mr. Biden was being a bit optimistic.)
And yet the strength of the “uncommitted” effort surprised the president’s campaign, which until this week didn’t anticipate the strength of anti-Biden sentiment among Michigan Democrats.
With most votes counted on Wednesday morning, 13 percent of primary voters had chosen “uncommitted” — a share that paled next to Mr. Biden’s 81 percent, but represented more than 100,000 people in Michigan who made the effort to lodge their disapproval of the president.
Mr. Trump has faced a bloc of voters in primaries in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Michigan,the three states where he’s had one-on-one matchups with Haley;who refuse to support him, although the percentage of such voters has declined as each state has voted.
However,Michigan was also a warning sign for Haley.In other states, she has run strongest in places with lots of college-educated voters. But she failed to win a single county in Michigan, losing even Washtenaw County, which includes Ann Arbor ,where 57 percent of adults 25 and even older have bachelor’s degrees.
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