WASHINGTON (AP) – Missouri and Louisiana will hold presidential primaries on Saturday, offering the president: joe biden and former president donald trump Increased chances of attracting representatives.
Biden will run in the Democratic primaries in both states. The Missouri Republican Party has already held its caucuses on March 2, so Republicans will only be voting in Louisiana.
None of the races are suspenseful.Biden and Trump already secured their party's nomination and beat out its major competitors. But the primaries are still being closely watched by insiders for signs of turnout and protest voters.
Some liberals have expressed anger at Biden over Israel's war against Hamas, an extremist group. October 7th attack. More than 30,000 people are reported to have been killed by Gaza authorities since Israel began its offensive, two-thirds of them women and children.a protest movement Launched by Michigan's Arab American community, the initiative has spread to several other states.
Mr. Trump is a powerful figure in his party and has secured the Republican nomination for the third consecutive year. But he faces opposition from people concerned about the issue. immense legal risk He is facing or criticizing his tenure in the White House, which ended shortly after the Jan. 6 riot, egged on by his supporters with false theories about election fraud.
Saturday's primary will be the first party-led presidential election for Missouri Democrats since the new law took effect in August 2022. Meanwhile, Louisiana's primary election will be held for the first time in nearly four years after the state first postponed its primary due to the coronavirus pandemic. .
