Biden at risk of losing Michigan voting bloc in 2024 due to response to war in Israel
The war between Hamas and Israel is putting President Joe Biden in the hot seat for his support of the Jewish state, a move that could cost Biden the support of some Michigan Democrats in 2024.
Michigan holds one of the largest Muslim and Arab American populations in the United States, with the voting bloc choosing Biden overwhelming and helping secure his win in the swing state in the 2020 election. An exit poll from the Associated Press found that 64% of Muslims voted for Biden in 2020 compared to the 35% that voted for former President Donald Trump.
Now, that support could be waning ahead of 2024 — former Biden adviser Ahmad Ramadan and other Michigan Democratic leaders said they are hearing frustration with Biden and threats that they may not vote for him again.
Ramadan told NBC News that the main takeaway from a series of roundtables he's had with Muslim community leaders is that "people are very disappointed" and they "will not forget what President Biden did and why he lied to them."
“President Biden won with historic numbers in 2020. And I was proud to represent that, but the last two weeks have really shifted things,” Ramadan said. “I’ve also been getting calls from people saying, ‘I have blood on my hands because I got people out to support him during that campaign.'”
The war between Hamas and Israel is putting President Joe Biden in the hot seat for his support of the Jewish state, a move that could cost Biden the support of some Michigan Democrats in 2024.
Michigan holds one of the largest Muslim and Arab American populations in the United States, with the voting bloc choosing Biden overwhelming and helping secure his win in the swing state in the 2020 election. An exit poll from the Associated Press found that 64% of Muslims voted for Biden in 2020 compared to the 35% that voted for former President Donald Trump.
Now, that support could be waning ahead of 2024 — former Biden adviser Ahmad Ramadan and other Michigan Democratic leaders said they are hearing frustration with Biden and threats that they may not vote for him again.
Ramadan told NBC News that the main takeaway from a series of roundtables he's had with Muslim community leaders is that "people are very disappointed" and they "will not forget what President Biden did and why he lied to them."
“President Biden won with historic numbers in 2020. And I was proud to represent that, but the last two weeks have really shifted things,” Ramadan said. “I’ve also been getting calls from people saying, ‘I have blood on my hands because I got people out to support him during that campaign.'”
