Nervous Biden Campaign Quietly Visits Michigan to Appease Muslim Voters Angry Over Israel Policy
By Ben Kew | 10:18 PM on January 26, 2024
The Biden campaign is quietly holding meetings with Muslim communities in Michigan amid growing concern among his strategists that he is losing their support, according to sources.
Since the attack by Hamas on Israel in October last year, the Democratic Party has faced major internal divisions over Biden's policy in the Middle East, where his administration has taken a supportive stance towards Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
According to a report from Politico, Biden's campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez traveled to Michigan on Friday to meet with leaders from Michigan’s Arab and Palestinian-American communities.
The meetings are part of a strategy to shore up support for his administration's foreign policy ahead of November's presidential election, where Michigan is considered a key battleground state in the long race for the White House.
Politico notes:
The sessions reflect the continuation of a monthslong effort to meet with local Democratic officials across the nation to hear concerns and build enthusiasm for the reelection campaign.
But the trip to Michigan comes against the backdrop of deepening anger over Biden’s approach to Israel’s war against Hamas, which has driven a wedge between the White House and many of the Arab-American voters the president is counting on to deliver the battleground state in November.
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