Some Arab American Voters Aren’t Just ‘Uncommitted’ — They Want Biden to Lose

“[We want] to make him a one-term president and [pair] his loss with the Gaza issue,” one Arab American leader in Michigan said.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march during a visit by President Joe Biden in Warren, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.

Biden trails Trump in Michigan and needs the support of Arab American voters there. Paul Sancya/AP

Ahead of next week’s Michigan primary, several progressive organizations — and even elected officials like Rep. Rashida Tlaib — are pushing Democrats to vote “uncommitted” instead of voting for President Joe Biden as a way to send a message to the campaign over Biden’s support for Israel.

But some Arab American leaders in the state say there’s nothing he could do at this point to win back their vote.

“[We want] to make him a one-term president and [pair] his loss with the Gaza issue,” Khalid Turaani, co-chair of the Michigan-based Abandon Biden campaign, told NOTUS.