American Muslim leaders from six states issued a statement Saturday opposing President Joe Biden’s re-election in 2024 because of his support for Israel’s war in Gaza.
The so-called AbandonBiden campaign began with American Muslims in Minnesota demanding that Biden call for a ceasefire by 31 October and has spread to Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Florida.
A recent poll showed that support for Biden among Arab Americans has dropped from a comfortable majority in 2020 to 17%. On top of all that, this could be a deciding factor in a state like Michigan, where Biden won by a margin of 2.8 percentage points and Arab Americans make up 5% of the vote.
Opposition from numerous Muslim and Arab American communities could complicate the president’s path to victory in the electoral college next year.
“We will not stand with a man who has tainted a blue wave with red drops of blood,” said Phoenix, Arizona pharmacist Hazim Nasaredden, where Biden won by about 10,500 votes.
