Pennsylvania's 'Uncommitted' Movement Could Sway 2024 National Vote

The recent emergence of an “Uncommitted Vote” movement ahead of next month’s Democratic presidential primary, along with the surprisingly strong support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent run for president, has experts wondering how that plays out for President Joe Biden here in November.

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Earlier this week, the Democratic Socialists of America announced they were urging Pennsylvania Democratic voters to write in “uncommitted” on their primary ballots as a means to protest Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza.

In its press release, UncommittedPA said its goal was to garner 40,000 write-in votes statewide for “uncommitted.” The group’s website said this “will pressure the Biden administration to reconsider their position and call for a ceasefire.” The effort is partly inspired by the last-minute effort of the Listen to Michigan campaign that was highly successful in earning more than 100,000 “uncommitted” Democratic presidential primary voters.

Ed Morrissey

I'm very skeptical that this means anything at all. Twelve years ago, Barack Obama -- a much more personally popular Democrat incumbent than Biden -- had nearly 20,000 write-in protest votes cast against him in PA's primary, too. The level of "uncommitted" in Michigan was nearly the same as it was in 2012, too. 

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