Joe Biden's Palestinian crisis
NBC News opened its reporting by saying "'Outraged,' 'point of no return" and 'absolute disaster' are how some Muslim American organizers have described their reactions to an aid package for Israel that is making its way through Congress for President Joe Biden to sign into law." Like I said, that's difficult to hear after spending 2+ months pandering to the Palestinians. Now that it appears as though Palestinians are rejecting Biden's overtures, he's in a pickle. How can Biden do a 180 and tell Jewish voters that he's had an "ironclad" relationship with PM Netanyahu? How will he do that after this incident?
Many Muslim Americans were already furious with the Biden administration over its handling of the Israel-Hamas war, with activists organizing Democrats to vote "uncommitted" rather than support the president in some state primaries this year.Has Biden driven those votes to RFK Jr.? Or will they just leave the ballot empty when 'voting' for president? Either way, Biden's team is right to be worried about losing Michigan. They still aren't in tons of trouble with losing Minnesota but who knows at this rate?For several activists and leaders of prominent Muslim American organizations, Biden's support for $26 billion in aid for Israel reaffirms their view about November's election: They cannot back Biden for a second term.
This video proves that this movement didn't start this week:
That's pretty definitiveIf Biden signs an Israel aid package, as he intends to, "that heartless decision could mark the point of no return for what remains of the White House’s relationship with the American Muslim community and other Americans opposed to the genocide in Gaza," said Council on American-Islamic Relations' government affairs director Robert McCaw in a statement. "The administration is already at its lowest point in its relationship with the American Muslim community," McCaw said.Finally, there's this report:
The rift between the president and Muslim American voters is unlikely to be repaired "unless the president can undo what has been done for the past six months" in Gaza, said Osama Abu Irshaid, the executive director for Americans for Justice in Palestine Action. Abu Irshaid, who lives in Virginia, cast a ballot for Biden in 2020 but is not planning to vote for Biden nor former President Donald Trump in November, he said.I'll defend Biden to this extent. Biden isn't committing genocide. Now that he's alienated Palestinians and Jewish voters question his loyalty, Biden better worry.
Electoral Vote Worries
In Michigan, Biden has major UAW and Palestinian worries. If he loses Michigan, his chances of winning a second term are slim. In Pennsylvania, Biden has a major fracking vote problem in western Pennsylvania and a major Jewish voter problem. If Biden loses Michigan and Pennsylva, he should write his concession speech and get out the butter because, at that point, he's toast.
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