ABC This Week: Team Biden Should Be ‘WAY MORE CONCERNED’ About Michigan

MRC Latino | February 25, 2024
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MARTHA RADDATZ: Let's move onto Michigan. You've got Michigan this week and progressives have been upset about Joe Biden's support of Israel, which we think there might be some sort of ceasefire and hostage release brewing. They- that state has the largest percentage of Arab American voters. How concerned should the campaign be about this? 

RACHEL BADE: Way more concerned than they currently are. I actually talked to the leader of the Abandon Biden movement on the ground there. He's a Palestinian American, those folks who have had family members who have died during the bombardments in Gaza, and he was a Biden voter. Just a few months ago, he had a sign- Biden/Harris sign in his yard. Now he says he would sooner vote for…what did he say? Sooner vote for Mickey Mouse than Joe Biden- even if it means voting for Donald Trump. So I think that- if you look at the numbers- one more thing, Martha, Joe Biden won by 150,000 votes in Michigan. There are 200,000 Muslim or Arab American voters in Michigan. If he alienates all of them, Michigan is gone for him. 

RADDATZ: And, small numbers, really, overall. We just have a few seconds here, but really could have a profound impact. 

ASMA KHALID: A critical impact. And to that point, I spoke with a number of people who sat in meetings either with Biden campaign officials or with Biden officials, policy makers, who are so dissatisfied- came out of those meetings still not convinced that they will vote for Joe Biden. 

RADDATZ: Something we'll all watch this week. Michigan coming up. Thanks to all of you.