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'I will never vote Biden': Some Muslim Americans in a key swing state feel betrayed by the president
NBC News / Comcast ^ | October 21, 2023 | By Alex Seitz-Wald, Shaquille Brewster and Kailani Koenig

Posted on 10/21/2023 2:49:04 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

As President Joe Biden declared unwavering support for Israel in the days after Hamas’ terror attack in Israel, Ahmad Ramadan, a former Biden adviser now leading coalition efforts for the Michigan Democratic Party, called the state party chair to raise the alarm about what he was hearing.

Michigan has one of the largest Muslim and Arab American populations in the country, and they say their support for Biden was instrumental to putting him over the top in the critical swing state in 2020. But now, Ramadan and other Democratic leaders in the state were hearing nothing but frustration with Biden — and threats to not vote for him again.

Now, though, Muslim leaders are warning that Democrats risk losing their support, too, if Biden and the party do not do more to combat Islamophobia and address the pain many are feeling about the war in Gaza.

“Joe Biden has single-handedly alienated almost every Arab-American and Muslim American voter in Michigan,” said state Rep. Alabas Farhat, a Democrat whose district includes Dearborn, which is home to one of the largest Muslim and Arab American communities in the country.

Farhat said he has constituents and neighbors who have family members trapped in Gaza — including some who are American citizens — and they feel completely abandoned by the U.S. government for not doing more to help get them out, get aid in and pressure Israel for a cease-fire.

“The Biden administration and Democrats as a whole are going to have to do a lot of work to rebuild some level of trust with my community,” he said. “It’s never too late to do the right thing.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; antizionism; biden; democrats; fakepresident; fjb; hamas; lgb; michigan; religionofpeace; rop; terrorists; usurper
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Biden doesn’t care about the Muslims or the Jews, only where his next pile of cash is coming from.


21 posted on 10/21/2023 3:52:43 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: NoLibZone

That’s a good thing. Make it out inthe open.


22 posted on 10/21/2023 3:56:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Many of the Arab Americans are Christians. I’ve heard that the Dearborn community was started by Christian Arabs. Later more Muslim Arabs moved there.

For example: https://www.civilarab.com/dearborn-arabs-mikes-and-jesus/

And the Arab contributions to Metro Detroit are not just about Dearborn. There are hundreds of thousands of Arabs living in southeast Michigan, doing every kind of job out there. And they’re not all Muslim by the way. In fact, half of Arab Americans are Christian, including lots here in Michigan.

Actually, both of my parents are Palestinian Arabs. My dad is Christian, my mom is Muslim. I’m what happens when you have an interfaith dinner. Or maybe after dinner. Or whatever.


23 posted on 10/21/2023 3:56:49 PM PDT by FarCenter
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Their ballots are already filled out and sitting in a warehouse, waiting to be delivered to a drop box on election day.

Just waiting to fill in whoever the Democrat nominee is.

24 posted on 10/21/2023 4:37:46 PM PDT by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I love it when my enemies fight each other. Finally.

Too bad the GOP isn’t united in harmony to watch with us.


25 posted on 10/21/2023 5:28:26 PM PDT by frank ballenger (“My job is to inform, not to convince.” St. Bernadette Soubirous )
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To: joshua c

RE: let them burn a few cities

it worked before
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Indeed it did....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_sY2rjxq6M


26 posted on 10/21/2023 5:31:16 PM PDT by frank ballenger (“My job is to inform, not to convince.” St. Bernadette Soubirous )
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

They bought Obama and thought Biden was part of the deal forever.


27 posted on 10/21/2023 7:09:56 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

28 posted on 10/22/2023 8:11:52 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: FarCenter
Actually, both of my parents are Palestinian Arabs. My dad is Christian,

From Lebanon?

29 posted on 10/22/2023 8:13:09 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: FarCenter

Most Lebanese were Christians at one time.

Danny Thomas was a Christian Lebanese, as is Jamie Farr.


30 posted on 10/22/2023 8:14:19 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

That was from the article at the link.


31 posted on 10/22/2023 8:18:34 AM PDT by FarCenter
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To: FarCenter
That was from the article at the link.

Got it.

Lebanese diaspora

32 posted on 10/22/2023 8:29:05 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: AppyPappy

Bingo they don’t need them they have the machines.


33 posted on 10/22/2023 9:27:35 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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