American Muslims and voters of Arab background have always leaned toward the Democrats. Now the war in Gaza and questions of value can revolutionize the situation.
The US presidential election may be in for a surprise from a very unexpected group of voters.
According to a recent poll by the Arab American Institute NGO for the first time in history, American Muslim and Arab voters are tied between the Republican and Democratic parties.
Among the likely voters, the majority of Muslim and Arab voters, 46 percent are Republicans Donald Trump’s in favor of. Terrible Harris supported by 42 percent of likely voters.
The Republican-leaning lead still falls within the measurement’s margin of error.
According to the Arab American Institute, this is the first time in the 30-year history of the organization’s polls that the majority of Arabs do not intend to vote for Democrats.
In the background, Gaza and questions of value
According to a poll by the Arab American Institute, the reason behind the change in attitude among Arab voters is above all the war in Gaza. President Joe Biden and the administration of Vice President Harris is seen as having failed significantly in handling the conflict.
Trump has put the Gaza war in the center whenever he has campaigned among Americans of Arab background, The Hill writes.
Trump has spoken to news channels followed by Arab Americans such as Al Arabiya and a Lebanese TV channel about how he would bring a quick end to the war in Gaza.
In addition, Trump has emphasized to voters of Arab background that Republicans favor traditional family values. This message sinks in well with older Muslims and Christians of Arab background, writes The Hill.
The turn of Americans of Arab background to the Republicans indicates a deep disappointment in the politics of the Democrats, because Trump has not always acted in the interest of Americans of Arab background in the past.
During his presidency, Trump, among other things, limited immigration from Muslim-majority countries.