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    Young Michigan voters are 'uncommitted' to Biden; U.S. airman dies of self-immolation

    Michigan voters critical of Biden's support of Israel call on people to vote "uncommitted" in the state's primary. An Oxford scholar explains the history of self-immolation as political protest.
    by Suzanne Nuyen Feb 27, 2024 1 minute
    "I Voted" stickers on a table on the last day of early voting at a polling station inside Wayne County Community College Northwest Campus in Detroit on Feb. 25.

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    Democratic and Republican voters in Michigan head to the primaries today. President Biden and former President Donald Trump are expected to win their parties' nominations. Still, opponents of Biden's support for Israel's war in Gaza are calling for Democrats to send a message by voting "uncommitted."

    • is He adds he used to hear people ponder a third-party vote during the general election host Leila Fadel that his community is "not sizable enough to make a candidate win" but "." Fadel reports that young people, progressives and particularly young Black voters she spoke to are also outraged and in America.

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