{"id":2187511,"date":"2024-02-27T11:03:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T16:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abandon-biden-michigan-campaign-leader-i-wont-be-scared-into-backing-president\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T11:08:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T16:08:33","slug":"abandon-biden-michigan-campaign-leader-i-wont-be-scared-into-backing-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abandon-biden-michigan-campaign-leader-i-wont-be-scared-into-backing-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan campaign leader refuses to support President Biden, stands firm against intimidation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fabandon-biden-michigan-campaign-leader-i-wont-be-scared-into-backing-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2187511&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Michigan Leader Warns Campaign Won&#8217;t Support Biden\u2062 in \u200dNovember<\/h2>\n<p>A prominent Michigan leader\u200b in the effort to\u2064 oppose President Joe Biden is sending a strong message: her campaign won&#8217;t be won back \u2064in \u200cNovember. The &#8220;Abandon Biden&#8221; campaign is \u2063urging Michigan voters to cast their ballots &#8220;for anybody but Biden&#8221; in the primary and \u2063general elections. According to Samra&#8217;a\u200c Luqman, the \u2062organization&#8217;s Michigan co-chairwoman, the campaign\u200b will eventually endorse \u200dcandidates. Luqman stated, &#8220;We are attempting \u200cto oust Biden, and so you\u200d could vote\u2063 for a third-party candidate, you\u200c could write in something, you\u2062 could do [former President Donald] Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Luqman, a realtor and former Dearborn City\u200d Council \u2063candidate, \u2062expressed \u2062her dissatisfaction with Biden&#8217;s position, \u2062stating that she\u200c wrote in Sen. Bernie Sanders on her 2020\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a> \u2062ballot because Biden\u200b is &#8220;too much in the middle&#8221; for her. \u200bShe emphasized \u2062the \u2064significance of her stance, \u200bsaying, &#8220;To\u200d hear myself \u2064saying, &#8216;I&#8217;m\u2063 even willing to\u200b go to the \u200bother side or\u200b to accept that there may be a Republican \u2064president, no less Trump, in order to oust Biden,&#8217; that&#8217;s a huge thing for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Contrasting Campaigns<\/h3>\n<p>The Abandon Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sobering-durham-report-finds-fbi-had-insufficient-basis-to-open-trump-russia-probe\/\" title=\"Durham report reveals FBI lacked reason to start Trump-Russia investigation.\">campaign stands<\/a>\u200b in contrast to the \u200bListen to Michigan campaign, endorsed by Rep. Rashida\u200c Tlaib, which aims to organize Democrats\u2064 to mark themselves as \u2064&#8221;uncommitted&#8221; in the \u200bprimary but \u2062ultimately support Biden in the general election. Both campaigns\u200b have faced \u200bcriticism\u2063 from Democrats,\u200d including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer,\u2064 who\u2064 argue that they empower Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Luqman responded to these criticisms, stating, &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to be scared into voting for Biden, and\u2062 I think it&#8217;s a real\u2062 insult\u2063 to Muslims in the United States to act as if we don&#8217;t know \u200dwhat living through a Trump presidency would mean.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Arab and Muslim Communities<\/h3>\n<p>Republicans have been able to capture some \u2063share of Michigan&#8217;s Arab and Muslim communities, despite their historical alignment\u2062 with \u2063the Democrats. However, Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council\u2064 on \u2064American-Islamic Relations&#8217;s Michigan chapter, clarified that a \u200cprotest vote does not necessarily mean voting for Trump. He explained that many individuals\u200c may vote for a third-party candidate or focus on other races.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Sameh\u2062 Elhady, vice chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party&#8217;s Arab American Caucus, expressed his lack of fear towards Trump. He stated, &#8220;Let Trump \u2064come. If \u2062he does something wrong, we&#8217;re going\u2062 to protest against him. We&#8217;re \u2064going to use the constitutional rights. We&#8217;re \u2062going to fight. So for us to be scared of Trump coming \u2063to the White House, that&#8217;s\u2063 OK. Let him\u200b come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Shifting \u200dSupport<\/h3>\n<p>Nura Sediqe, a political science assistant\u2062 professor at Michigan State University, conducted research among Michigan&#8217;s \u200bArab and Muslim populations. Her findings revealed a significant shift in support, with only 20% of respondents indicating they \u200bwould vote for\u2063 Biden in the\u200b 2024 general election, compared to\u2064 60% in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Abandon Biden campaign plans\u200c to \u200dmeasure its success by comparing the president&#8217;s performance \u2062in Michigan&#8217;s Arab or\u2064 Muslim majority voting precincts in 2020 and 2024.\u200b Meanwhile, the \u2064Listen to Michigan\u2063 campaign aims to secure 10,000 uncommitted votes, the number by which\u2063 Hillary Clinton lost the state to Trump in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Luqman believes that not only is Biden \u2064&#8221;in trouble,&#8221; but Democratic down-ballot candidates are \u2063as well. She argued that the Abandon Biden campaign \u2063has gained traction\u200b with\u200c Michigan&#8217;s independent voters.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded, &#8220;If\u200d the Democrats wish to save \u200cwhat they \u200bhave worked so hard to achieve, both in Michigan and in \u2064Congress, then I&#8217;m sending a message that they better get Biden to call\u200d for a ceasefire and stop this immediately and save lives\u200c immediately,\u2064 but as\u200b for Biden himself, he is no longer going to be somebody we \u200cendorse ever again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What potential impact\u200d could the \u200bAbandon Biden \u2064campaign, led by Luqman, have on Biden&#8217;s support in swing states like Michigan<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Rical support for Democrats. Luqman&#8217;s campaign aims to \u200dmobilize these communities\u2064 and tap into their dissatisfaction with Biden. She \u2063believes that Biden&#8217;s policies do not align with the interests of Arab and Muslim Americans, particularly in areas such as foreign policy and immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Luqman argues that by\u200d supporting Biden, Arab and Muslim Americans would \u2062be \u200ccompromising \u2064their values and priorities.\u2063 She wants \u200cthem to\u2063 consider alternatives, including\u2064 third-party candidates or\u2064 even a write-in vote for Trump. While these options may\u2062 seem extreme to some,\u200d Luqman believes they are \u2064necessary to \u200dsend a\u200b strong\u2064 message and bring about change.<\/p>\n<p>The Listen to\u200b Michigan campaign, on \u200cthe other hand, emphasizes the importance\u2062 of party unity and\u2062 the need\u2062 to prevent another term for Trump. They argue that \u200bsupporting Biden, despite any disagreements, is\u200d the only \u200cway to\u2062 ensure progressive policies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gay-rights-organization-gets-deplatformed-by-paypal-while-pro-pedophile-group-remains\/\" title=\"Gay Rights Organization Gets Deplatformed By PayPal While Pro-Pedophile Group Remains\">protect marginalized communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The divide \u2064between these \u2062campaigns reflects the larger ideological\u2064 struggle within the Democratic Party. Some believe that compromise and incremental \u2063progress are\u200c the best strategies, \u200dwhile \u200bothers believe in more radical and transformative \u2063change.<\/p>\n<p>As the Michigan primary and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-siphons-more-votes-from-trump-who-is-tied-with-biden-poll\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. draws more votes from Trump, as he remains neck and neck with Biden: Poll.\">general election \u2063approach<\/a>, the fate of these campaigns and their impact\u200b on Biden&#8217;s support remain uncertain. However, the\u2062 fact that\u2064 prominent Michigan leaders \u200dare openly voicing their opposition to Biden highlights the challenges \u200dhe faces in winning\u200d over a diverse \u2063and sometimes fractured electorate. The Arab and Muslim communities,\u200d in particular, could prove crucial in determining the outcome in a swing state like\u200c Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Abandon Biden \u200dcampaign in Michigan, led by Samra&#8217;a\u200c Luqman, is sending a clear \u200bmessage that they will not support Biden in the upcoming \u2064elections. Luqman believes that Biden&#8217;s policies do not align with\u200d the interests of Arab and Muslim Americans, and therefore, she is \u2064urging voters to consider alternative candidates.\u2062 This campaign stands\u200b in contrast to\u2064 the Listen to Michigan \u200dcampaign, which seeks to rally Democrats around \u200bBiden despite any reservations. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a> in Michigan \u2062evolves, the outcome of these campaigns \u200bcould have a significant impact on Biden&#8217;s prospects in the state and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prominent Michigan figure opposing President Biden in the Democratic primary warns that her campaign members won&#8217;t support him in November either. The &#8220;Abandon Biden&#8221; movement urges Michigan voters to choose anyone but Biden, criticizing his handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2187512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24038584678199-2-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2187511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24038584678199-2-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2187511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2187511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2187512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2187511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2187511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2187511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}