Israel–Hamas war protest vote movements
The Israel–Hamas war protest vote movements are protest vote movements targeting the 2024 United States Democratic Party presidential primaries to protest US president Joe Biden's policy towards the Israel–Hamas war as part of larger Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States.[1][2] After a notable "uncommitted" vote in the US state of Michigan, activists sought to replicate the protest in other US states.[1][2][3] The movement is primarily led by a vocal minority[4] of Muslim Americans, Arab Americans, and progressives.[1][2]
While some activists under Abandon Biden argue against supporting Biden entirely during the 2024 general presidential election,[5] others in uncommitted movements have argued for using uncommitted votes during the presidential primary to push for pro-Palestinian action before the presidential election.[5][6] Both groups overlap and support each other's goals, to the point of being considered "twin" movements.[7][8]
"Ceasefire" movement
On January 18, 2024, voters promoting a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war launched a write-in campaign for "ceasefire" in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.[9] Since incumbent president Joe Biden had declined to appear on the ballot due to DNC sanctions, with allies instead mounting a write-in campaign, advocates of the ceasefire campaign hoped that the increased focus on the write-in section of election results would send a message.[10] New Hampshire secretary of state David Scanlan indicated that these "ceasefire" votes were tallied.[11] Ultimately, "Ceasefire" received 1,497 votes, or 1.28%.[12]
Other movements
A Black Muslim group called the Black Muslim Leadership Council has worked towards supporting the uncommitted movement, but have argued they would not necessarily abandon Biden during the presidential election.[47]