Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is facing a fresh wave of anxiety after a new poll reveals a critical shift among Arab American voters in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
The poll, released by the Arab American Institute (AAI), shows Harris and former President Donald Trump in a virtual dead heat, with 42% of Arab Americans supporting Trump and 41% backing Harris. The findings high point the growing concerns within the Harris campaign, particularly over the Biden Administration’s handling of the Gaza crisis, which appears to be a decisive factor for Arab Americans.
Arab Americans, traditionally a key Democratic constituency, are now evenly split between the two major parties, with 38% identifying as Democrats and an equal percentage identifying as Republicans. This is a significant rebound for the Democrats, who saw Arab American identification with their party plummet to an all-time low of 23% just last year. However, the new figure remains well below the community’s historic alignment with the Democrat Party.
The poll also indicates that Arab American support for the Biden-Harris ticket has dropped significantly since 2020. While Harris has regained some of the ground lost by President Joe Biden in recent months, her current level of support among Arab Americans, at 41%, is still 18 points lower than Biden’s 2020 showing with the group, when 59% of Arab American voters backed him. […]
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