The Abandon Biden campaign announced that it was “ramping up efforts in key swing states to rally Muslim-Americans and their allies against the Harris-Walz ticket,” according to Fox News.
This action is a direct response to Kamala Harris’ support for the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The movement, which originated in the city of Dearborn, Michigan, first targeted President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign during the primary season. It argued that the president’s continued support for Israel had led the community to send a message to the Democratic Party.
Along with movements like the Vote Uncommitted, which emerged in Dearborn around the same time, the campaign managed to get more than 100,000 voters to cast uncommitted ballots during the Michigan primary earlier this year.
Tensions between Vice President Kamala Harris and campaign leaders remain as she has failed to fully address their demands.
We are not interested in hollow rhetoric, empty platitudes, or shallow calls for a ceasefire while the Biden-Harris administration continues to send weapons to Israel, enabling the indiscriminate slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza and fueling a wider regional conflict. Words without meaningful action are meaningless, and the continued complicity in these atrocities will not be tolerated.
As of Sunday, the Real Clear Politics Polling average shows Harris holding a slight lead in both states, by 1.1 points in Michigan and 1.4 points in Wisconsin. The campaign has also sought to expand into other swing states, making gains in states like Minnesota during the primary season.
Abandon Biden, now Abandon Harris, will not cede a single inch. We remain firm and steadfast in our convictions and our mission to ensure that the party currently supporting, funding and enabling the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza is defeated at the polls.
