Our latest book is titled Divided We Stand: The 2020 Elections and American Politics. The 2024 race has begun. The Gaza war is politically dangerous for Biden. A shocking percentage of young people think that the October 7 massacre was justified. And Arab Americans in the key state of Michigan may be turning away from the president.
Tanvi Misra at Politico:% who think that Hamas' attack on Israel was justified / not justified
— YouGov America (@YouGovAmerica) November 11, 2023
U.S. adults: 11% / 62%
18-29: 21% / 41%
30-44: 18% / 50%
45-64: 5% / 73%
65+: 2% / 87%https://t.co/kNIB5dbDhL pic.twitter.com/hDSjX8smmp
What unites the Arab American residents in metro Detroit at this moment is a sense of abandonment by their representatives in government. As the official Palestinian death toll surpasses 10,000, residents feel blindsided by what they see as the White House’s apathy towards Palestinian lives and its unconditional material support for Israel’s military operations. According to a new poll from the Arab American Institute, support for Biden’s reelection in 2024 has plummeted by 42 percent among Arab Americans, who typically vote blue. Nationwide, 68 percent of Arab Americans support a ceasefire in Gaza and think the U.S. should stop sending military supplies to Israel.
Many Arab Americans in this swing state of Michigan, who overwhelmingly voted for Biden in 2020, say they are considering sitting out the next presidential election.
