lördag 12 oktober 2024

The election in the United States The electoral movement

Muslim criticism of Harris: "Sense of betrayal grows"

Kamala Harris is fighting a tough battle to attract votes from the important Arab-American voter group in Dearborn in the key state of Michigan, writes the Wall Street Journal.

The challenge is about gaining the trust of voters who today believe that Harris has not criticized Israel clearly enough and distanced himself from the policies that President Joe Biden is pursuing. The campaign has been criticized for not allowing a Palestinian speaker at the party convention, when a relative of an Israeli hostage was allowed to speak.

- The feeling of betrayal is growing, says the city's Muslim mayor, the Lebanese-American Abdullah Hammoud.

The Middle East crisis is believed to have the greatest impact on the election in Dearborn, which is the city in the United States with the most Muslim voters in relation to population.

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 Harris is in "excellent health" according to a doctor's report - reportedly wants to raise questions about Trump

Kamala Harris, 59, is in "excellent health" and "has the physical and mental resilience" required to be president, according to a health report she had done, according to the AP.

According to her doctor, the presidential candidate maintains a healthy, active lifestyle, and her physical health was "unremarkable" in April.

The Harris campaign hopes the release of the health report will focus attention on rival Donald Trump, who has so far released very little information about his health. The goal is for it to raise questions about Trump's ability to govern the country, an anonymous campaign worker told the news agency.

Trump, 78, claims he is in good shape, but has not released detailed medical information. 

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The state of public opinion
Voters have more faith in Trump's war management than Harris

Voters in key states believe Donald Trump would handle the wars in Ukraine and Gaza better than Kamala Harris, a Wall Street Journal poll shows. In both cases, it is a double-digit margin between those who believe that Trump handles the wars best.

The newspaper writes that American voters rank foreign policy relatively low, but that the wars create tensions at home. It is exemplified by how the Republican opposition to support for Ukraine has grown and how support for Israel is dividing the Democrats.

Trump's advantage is also clearly visible among independent voters. The former president has said he can resolve both conflicts if he wins, without saying how.



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