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Muslim Americans in swing states launch anti-Biden campaign
Thousands of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a huge Palestinian flag during a demonstration in New York last month. Photo: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images
Muslim Americans in several swing states are scheduled to gather in Michigan on Saturday to start a campaign they're calling #AbandonBiden, a reflection of their outrage over President Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Why it matters: Arab American and Muslim American anger could hurt Biden's re-election prospects in most of the 2024 swing states he won in 2020, as those groups have been heavily Democratic.
