{"id":2344180,"date":"2024-09-21T06:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T10:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-zeros-in-on-arab-and-muslim-american-voters-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-21T06:11:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T10:11:09","slug":"trump-campaign-zeros-in-on-arab-and-muslim-american-voters-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-zeros-in-on-arab-and-muslim-american-voters-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump campaign zeros in on Arab and Muslim American voters &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftrump-campaign-zeros-in-on-arab-and-muslim-american-voters-washington-examiner%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=2344180&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--><p>The article discusses how Donald \u200bTrump&#8217;s campaign is targeting Arab and Muslim American voters in an effort\u200c to divert them from their traditional support for the Democratic Party, particularly \u2063in battleground states such as Michigan. Trump&#8217;s allies believe\u200c that the ongoing conflict in Israel may provide an opportunity to appeal to these voters by highlighting\u200c Trump&#8217;s past peace agreements and efforts to curb Iran&#8217;s influence.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, Muslim voters have leaned towards the Democratic Party, with significant support for Barack Obama and Joe Biden in recent elections. However, dissatisfaction with the Biden administration&#8217;s response to the Israel conflict\u200c has\u2064 led some in the Arab and Muslim communities to reconsider\u2062 their \u2063political allegiance. The \u200b&#8221;Abandon Biden&#8221; movement and the &#8220;Uncommitted National Movement&#8221; are examples of how this discontent is manifesting, reflecting a growing alienation from the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Polls\u2063 indicate that some Arab and Muslim Americans are considering alternatives to the Democratic ticket, including voting for Green Party candidate\u2064 Jill Stein or even expressing\u200b support for Trump. Despite these shifts, Democratic leaders maintain confidence in their outreach and believe that Trump will not succeed in capturing a significant \u2064portion of this voting bloc.<\/p>\n<p>the article underscores the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-of-their-eye-is-the-gop-still-in-love-with-new-york\/\" title=\"Is the GOP still infatuated with New York\">potential electoral significance<\/a> of Arab and Muslim American voters in the upcoming election and how Trump&#8217;s campaign is adapting its strategies to exploit current geopolitical tensions for political gain.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump campaign zeros in on sleeper demographic: Arab and Muslim American voters<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1764893\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> looks to cut away at Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3154768\/harris-leads-trump-ahead-of-races-final-stretch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">recent surge in the polls,<\/a> his campaign is zeroing in on a key voting demographic it is hoping to siphon away from Democrats: Arab and Muslim Americans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Although considered a tried-and-true voting bloc for the Democratic Party, Trump&rsquo;s allies are hoping to seize on unrest stemming from the war in Israel to boost the former president&rsquo;s standing among the demographic ahead of the November election &mdash; particularly in battleground states. Michigan, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/community-family\/3149015\/who-are-we-going-to-vote-for-as-arab-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has a significant Muslim population<\/a>, attracting some of Trump&rsquo;s top surrogates to ramp up their messaging and outreach efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump&rsquo;s message to Arab Americans is the same message he gives to American Jews,&rdquo; Richard Grenell, former acting director of national intelligence under the Trump administration, told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;First, Trump already produced peace agreements between Arabs and Israelis, and he will do it again. Second, Donald Trump already had Iran bankrupt, and he will do it again so they won&rsquo;t be able to fund terror.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Attorney Alina Habba speaks at a campaign rally with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at 1st Summit Arena at the Cambria County War Memorial, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo\/Rebecca Droke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Grenell traveled to the battleground state earlier this week alongside Michael Boulos, the Arab American husband of Tiffany Trump, and Alina Habba, the former president&rsquo;s lawyer whose parents are from Iraq and Catholic. While there, the group spoke with Arab and Muslim American voters as polling shows the demographic trending away from the Democratic Party in the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Muslim voters in the United States have long supported the Democratic Party, with a majority of the demographic backing former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 and Hillary Clinton in 2016. Exit polls in 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/breaking-news-cair-exit-poll-shows-american-muslims-vote-in-record-numbers-69-voted-for-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>show around 69% of Muslim voters<\/a> nationwide backed President Joe Biden in 2020, with the then-candidate garnering 83% of the vote in Michigan precincts with heavy Arab and Muslim populations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, that support began to falter after war broke out in Israel nearly a year ago. Since then, leaders of the Arab and Muslim American communities have urged voters to withhold their support from Biden to protest his administration&rsquo;s lack of support for a ceasefire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Abandon Biden movement, now the Abandon Harris campaign, helped the effort to cast more than 100,000 &ldquo;uncommitted&rdquo; ballots in the Michigan primary election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Uncommitted National Movement also announced this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3159588\/uncommitted-national-movement-no-harris-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"it was not endorsing Harris\">it was not endorsing Harris<\/a>, although the group did clarify to say it &ldquo;opposes a Donald Trump presidency, whose agenda includes plans to accelerate the killing in Gaza,&rdquo; and &ldquo;is not recommending a third-party vote,&rdquo; as &ldquo;third-party votes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a> could help inadvertently deliver a Trump presidency given our country&rsquo;s broken Electoral College system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, it gives an opening to Donald Trump and his allies to paint Harris as dangerous with her foreign policy stances, a message they hope resonates with the voting demographic in Michigan &mdash; a key state that could determine the presidential election in November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have been clear that Arab Americans in Detroit can&rsquo;t miss their moment. They can&rsquo;t go back and vote for Democrats after a yearlong war funded by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,&rdquo; Grenell said. &ldquo;If they do, they will send a powerful message to Republicans and Democrats that nothing will peel Arab Americans away from Democrats. Nothing. They will be taken for granted by Democrats for the next 20 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Grenell also pointed to recent polls that show Arab and Muslim American voters in Michigan largely backing Green Party candidate Jill Stein, which could be a fatal blow to Harris&rsquo;s chances in the Wolverine State.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some 40% of the voting bloc say they&rsquo;ll back Stein, with another 18% saying they prefer Donald Trump, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/muslim-americans-moving-jill-stein-potential-blow-kamala-harris-2024-09-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-22-of-cable-news-is-news-study\/\" title=\"Only 22% of Cable \u2018News\u2019 is News: Study\">recent poll conducted<\/a> in late August<\/a> by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Harris trails behind at 12%, the poll shows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you flex your muscle and vocally support Trump,&rdquo; Grenell says to Muslim voters in Michigan, &ldquo;you will forever teach Democrats that they must pay attention to you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump is also gaining ground with Muslim voters in Nevada, another key battleground state in November. There, the former president has garnered 27% support from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-clyburn-doesnt-believe-polls-showing-black-voters-abandoning-biden\/\" title=\"Jim Clyburn doubts polls that suggest Black voters are turning away from Biden\">voting bloc ahead<\/a> of Harris&rsquo;s 26%, according to the CAIR poll. However, Harris still has the upper hand in Georgia and Pennsylvania, leading with 43% and 37%, respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, for their part, have expressed confidence in Harris&rsquo;s chance of winning Michigan and overcoming the Uncommitted movement. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s be clear: For folks who are concerned specifically about this issue of Gaza &hellip; Donald Trump is not the solution to this problem,&rdquo; Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Donald Trump&rsquo;s approach is even more harsh.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kildee said he has encouraged Harris to &ldquo;speak with her own voice&rdquo; on the issue, arguing it would help her with voters and &ldquo;could make a difference in terms of folks giving her a chance.&rdquo; Even so, Kildee said he was confident Donald Trump would not be able to capture Michigan from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know what a Trump presidency looks like, and I just believe that the people of Michigan, while some obviously still support him on the margins, people in Michigan are not going to want to go back to that,&rdquo; Kildee said. <\/p>\n<p>Grenell&rsquo;s outreach work comes as the former Trump administration official is a top name being considered for a Cabinet position should the former president be reelected in November. It&rsquo;s not clear what position Grenell would be tapped for, but sources close to Donald Trump say it&rsquo;s likely he could be tapped for something related to national security.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ric Grenell is one of President Trump&rsquo;s top surrogates and trusted advisers. It is not surprising he is trusting him with Michigan,&rdquo; a person close to the Trump campaign said. &ldquo;Heck, Ric could easily be secretary of state. He has never lost a confirmation vote in the Senate and would easily be confirmed in a GOP Senate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His work in Michigan could propel him to such a position, especially if Donald Trump garners significant support from Arab and Muslim American voters that help him secure victories in battleground states.<\/p>\n<p><em>Marisa Schultz contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1764893\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1764893\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s campaign targets a previously overlooked demographic: Arab and Muslim American voters. As the former president aims to diminish Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s recent rise in the polls, his team is focusing on this crucial voting group, which they hope to attract away from the Democratic Party. Traditionally a reliable bloc for Democrats, Trump&#8217;s allies believe they can capitalize on unrest related to the ongoing conflict in Israel to improve his appeal among these voters ahead of the November election, especially in battleground states like Michigan that have significant Muslim populations.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Grenell, former acting director of national intelligence under Trump, stated that Trump&#8217;s message resonates with both Arab Americans and American Jews. He highlighted Trump&#8217;s previous success in brokering peace agreements between Arabs and Israelis and emphasized his efforts to weaken Iran financially to reduce its ability to fund terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Grenell visited Michigan with Michael Boulos\u2014Tiffany Trump\u2019s Arab American husband\u2014and Alina Habba, a lawyer whose parents are Iraqi Catholics. They engaged with Arab and Muslim American voters amid polling trends showing a shift away from Democratic support within this demographic since the outbreak of war in Israel nearly a year ago. Historically supportive of Democrats\u2014backing Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton\u2014Muslim voters showed about 69% support for Joe Biden in 2020 but have since expressed dissatisfaction due to perceived lack of action regarding ceasefire efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Abandon Biden&#8221; movement has evolved into an &#8220;Abandon Harris&#8221; campaign aimed at encouraging over 100,000 &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; ballots during Michigan&#8217;s primary elections as a protest against Biden\u2019s policies. Although this movement does not endorse Trump outright due to concerns about his foreign policy agenda regarding Gaza, it presents an opportunity for him and his allies to criticize Harris\u2019s stance on foreign affairs\u2014a message they hope will resonate with Michigan&#8217;s electorate.<\/p>\n<p>Grenell warned that if Arab Americans continue supporting Democrats after what he describes as their complicity during wartime funded by Biden and Harris, it would signal complacency towards their needs for years ahead. Recent polls indicate that many within this community are leaning towards Green Party candidate Jill Stein or even Trump himself rather than supporting Harris.<\/p>\n<p>In Nevada\u2014a critical state for November elections\u2014Trump is also gaining traction among Muslim voters where he holds slight support over Harris according to recent polling data. However, she still leads among these voters in Georgia and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats remain optimistic about retaining support from these communities despite emerging challenges posed by movements like Uncommitted; Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) asserted that Trump&#8217;s approach would not provide solutions desired by those concerned about Gaza issues.<\/p>\n<p>Grenell\u2019s outreach could position him favorably should Trump win reelection; insiders suggest he may be considered for a Cabinet role related specifically to national security given his strong ties within Trump&#8217;s circle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2344181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Abandon-Biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[41391,4087,41392,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2344180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-arab-american-voters","tag-campaign","tag-muslim-american-voters","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Abandon-Biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344180","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}