New York Post

Biden’s Super Tuesday ‘commitment’ problem

- Mary Kay Linge, Jon Levine

A backlash looms for President Biden on Super Tuesday, when at least half of the states participat­ing in presidenti­al contests have an “uncommitte­d” line on their ballot — potentiall­y allowing this week’s far-left voter revolt in Michigan to snowball, experts told The Post.

Activists who launched the successful Michigan campaign have their sights on a slew of Super Tuesday primaries next week, including Massachuse­tts, Minnesota, Colorado, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Maine and Alabama — all of which have “uncommitte­d” or write-in slots on their Dem primary ballots.

“Biden is not going to duplicate his 2020 coalition,” said veteran Dem strategist James Carville, noting that black voters are also among the party’s disaffecte­d.

College kids joined Muslim-Americans voting for “uncommitte­d” in the Michigan Democratic primary to protest President Biden’s support for Israel. The movement drew 101,102 votes — 13.3% of the total Democratic electorate — away from Biden.

In Tuesday’s primary, 17.2% of voters in Washtenaw County, home of the University of Michigan, marked “uncommitte­d” to show their disdain for the president, an even higher percentage than the 16.8% racked up in Muslim stronghold Wayne County.

“They’re absolutely not some voting bloc to take for granted,” lefty consultant Corbin Trent said of the uncommitte­d voters. “Biden is a general election threat to Democrats.”

The Biden campaign has taken the Michigan results in stride — for now. “That message has been received,” campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu told NPR on Thursday.

The Dem divide is fueling leftists’ long-term agenda, said GOP analyst Ryan Girdusky.

“They feel like they can force Biden’s hand to reconsider his support for Israel,” Girdusky said.

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