Escalation of Gaza War Spurs 'Biden Defeat Campaign' Among US Muslims

Started Earlier This Month in Some Swing States

As the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas intensifies, Muslim leaders have expanded their campaign to oppose President Joe Biden ahead of next year's U.S. presidential election.

According to U.S. CNBC on the 30th (local time), Muslim leaders announced that they will expand their campaign nationwide to persuade voters not to reelect President Biden in next year's U.S. presidential election. Earlier this month, Muslim leaders in some battleground states such as Michigan, Minnesota, and Arizona criticized President Biden's foreign policy regarding the war between Israel and Hamas and launched the "Abandon Biden" (#AbandonBiden) campaign. They plan to expand the campaign, which began in some states, to all 50 states across the United States.

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In the last election, Arab and Muslim voters overwhelmingly supported President Biden. Although there are no reliable statistics on the number of registered Muslim voters, the U.S. media Axios analyzed that if Muslims abstain from voting or support the Republican Party in regions expected to be highly competitive, it could deal a significant blow to President Biden.

Zailani Hussein, a director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who is leading this opposition campaign, told CNBC that this coalition of Muslim leaders plans to support an independent candidate in next year's election and does not support the leading Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump. He stated that while the campaign might significantly reduce Democratic votes for President Biden, potentially allowing the Republicans to win, they are willing to accept that risk.

During his tenure, former President Trump signed executive orders banning entry to the U.S. from mainly Muslim countries such as Iran, Libya, Somalia, and Syria, citing national security reasons. He has also expressed a desire to reinstate and expand these bans if reelected. The Biden campaign did not respond to questions regarding this opposition campaign.

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