Arab American activists in Michigan have launched a campaign to urge voters to cast "uncommitted" votes in the state's February 27 primary to protest President Biden for not demanding Israel cease military action in Gaza. Listen to Michigan campaign organizers hope to activate voters by reaching out to 128,000 Arab and Muslim voters in the state, as well as Black Americans and Native Americans.

"Voting uncommitted in the Democratic primary is our way of telling Biden we're uncommitted to his financing of genocide in Gaza," said Layla Elated, manager of the Listen to Michigan campaign and sister of U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who is not involved in the effort, according to a wire report.

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Nevada's Democratic Primary This Week

Hot on the heels of his overwhelming victory last week in the South Carolina Democratic primary, President Biden moves on to the Tuesday, February 6 Nevada primary. Nevada delivers 48 delegates to the Democratic convention, 36 of them pledged and 12 of them super delegates, according to Ballotpedia.

On the ballot with Biden are Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, and author Marianne Williamson. The Nevada Democratic primary is closed, which means only registered Democrats may vote for on this ballot. 

Biden won 96% of the Democratic vote in South Carolina, according to WAMU’s 1A.

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Should Congress pass the Senate’s bipartisan border security and emergency security funding bill, as outlined in the center column, or should Republicans give in to Donald J. Trump’s opposition and keep the issue alive for the presumed Republican presidential nominee?

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