Exclusive: Here is the speech the Uncommitted movement wants to give at the DNC
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Read what Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman hoped to tell Democrats.
  • Lauchs@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Jesus, the self righteousness of ignorance, it’s impressive.

    Race has nothing to do with the fact that the movement she represents has explicitly argued against the Democratic nominee and the **only **place where that position changes was to be the speech.

    Just… Wow kid, wow.

      • Lauchs@lemmy.world
        1·
        22 days 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?

        • ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
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          21 days 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