Exclusive: Here is the speech the Uncommitted movement wants to give at the DNC
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  • ToastedPlanetOPEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I already commented this but FYI:

    The Uncommitted in Uncommitted Movement referred to marking the uncommitted option on Democratic Party primary ballots in certain states. The Uncommitted Movement did this. It was never their intention to contest the DNC ticket in the general election.

    Wiki is a good place to start if you would like to learn more!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncommitted_National_Movement

    • Lauchs@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      It was never their intention to contest the DNC ticket in the general election.

      Okay, I’ll bite. Beyond the speech, what is your source for this?

      Or do you literally not understand the strategic point of marking those ballots uncommitted?

      • ToastedPlanetOPEnglish
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        4 months ago

        https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/21/meet-the-uncommitted-how-gaza-hangs-over-democratic-national-convention

        Still, the war in Gaza remains a flashpoint dividing the Democratic Party. Many of the “uncommitted” delegates say they want Harris to win — but they also want her to listen to the antiwar voters who elected them to the convention.

        Only with their support can she succeed on election day, several delegates told Al Jazeera.

        The “uncommitted” movement started with the Listen to Michigan campaign in February. A grassroots protest movement, Listen to Michigan encouraged the state’s primary voters to cast protest votes — and its push exceeded expectations, winning more than 13 percent of the vote.

        Then the movement went national. Voters across the country cast enough “uncommitted” ballots to send delegates from states like Hawaii, Washington and Minnesota to the convention.

        Those delegates are using their presence at the convention to demand a commitment to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo against Israel, which has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians over the past 10 months.

        To make their case, the delegates are arguing that, without a meaningful change in policy, large parts of the party base — including young voters, Arabs, Muslims and progressives — will not be energised to elect Harris in November.

        At the convention this week, uncommitted delegates and their allies are making themselves visible with keffiyehs and lapel pins calling for an end to weapon transfers to Israel.

        https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=uncommitted+movement&atb=v411-1&ia=web