On Politics

Wed Feb 28 2024

Sudiksha Kochi | Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter

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Hey OnPolitics readers! Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump were victorious in the Michigan's primary, bringing them closer to a 2020 rematch in the general election. But Biden did face a setback on Tuesday - a significant portion of voters chose the option "uncommitted" over him.

Early results had "uncommitted" hovering at around 13%, which was about three times more than the other candidates challenging Biden, USA TODAY's Phillip M. Bailey reported. Left-leaning voters, led by Arab-American activists, launched a campaign against Biden over his support of Israel, which urged Democrats to wage a protest at the ballot box.

Here are some other key takeaways from the primary:

❓What happened to Haley? Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's losses are adding up as she searches for a state to win. But at the same time, she is receiving a significant chunk of support from anti-Trump Republicans. In her home state of South Carolina, she raked in about 40% of the vote, and early margins showed her pulling roughly 31% in Michigan.

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🔴 Michigan mutiny in divided state GOP: Just beneath the surface of the Haley-Trump primary is a messy Michigan Republican Party, which has been plagued by infighting for months. Michigan Republicans also had to navigate a new and confusing hybrid system to award their 55 delegates, thanks to a law change by state Democrats.