It’s official: In Michigan’s Great Arab Revolt, Joe Biden has nothing to fear but fear itself. But if he insists on fearing that fear—well, supporters of his reelection ought to be afraid.
Last night Biden competed in the Michigan Democratic presidential primary against three opponents: Rep. Dean Phillips, the ghost of Marianne Williamson (she dropped out of the race three weeks ago, but has reportedly “unsuspended” her campaign based on her showing in Michigan), and Uncommitted.
That last candidate, Uncommitted, was the one with all the media hype. Generally speaking, in Michigan Uncommitted is a “none of the above” answer but in a way that enables voters to cast a ballot rather than make their point by staying home. You have to be committed to voting Uncommitted, in other words. It usually gets, in noncompetitive years, about ten percent of the vote.
Last night, Uncommitted was the beneficiary of a campaign: The state’s large Arab-American population wanted to send Biden a message on his support for Israel’s war against Hamas by encouraging voters to choose Uncommitted as an explicit protest on behalf of Gaza. That message was supposed to be: You need us in November, so bend the knee.
What would that mean, specifically? Well, if Uncommitted received 11 percent of the vote against Barack Obama…
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