The poll is the latest warning signal to Democrats that the war in Gaza is costing them support in key voting blocs.
As the US presidential campaign reaches its final stages, a new poll suggests Donald Trump has a narrow lead over Kamala Harris among Arab Americans, and the Gaza war is a key battleground. The state shows the latest signs that Democrats are losing support among their most influential voters.
With two weeks left until voters choose the next US president, Mr Trump leads Ms Harris 45% to 43% among key demographics, according to an Arab News/YouGov poll released on Monday. .
According to polls, Republican candidates are seen as more likely to succeed in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, leading their Democratic rivals on the issue 39% to 33%.
When asked who is better for the Middle East “in general,” Trump and Harris are tied at 38%.
When asked what is the biggest concern for the Arab American community, 29% of respondents cited the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ahead of 21% who cited the economy and cost of living, and 13% who cited racism and discrimination. Ta.
Despite Trump’s advantage, the former president is seen as more supportive of Israel’s current government by a six-point margin than his Democratic rival, according to polls.
Most of the results are based on a sample of 500 Arab Americans and are within a margin of error of plus or minus 5.93 percentage points.
The poll comes as Democrats say President Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza could jeopardize their vice presidential hopes ahead of the Nov. 5 vote. This is the latest warning.
A poll released earlier this month by the Arab American Association found Trump and Harris virtually tied, 42% to 41%, respectively.
Harris’ approval rating among Arab Americans in the poll was 18 points lower than Biden’s 2020 approval rating.
Arab-American voters are potentially important to Harris’ electoral prospects because they are concentrated in Michigan, one of seven battleground states expected to swing the vote. .
The Midwestern state has the highest concentration of Arab Americans in North America and is home to Dearborn, the first Arab-majority city in the United States.
In September, the mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, the nation’s first all-Muslim government, endorsed Trump, calling the Republican Party a “man of principles” and “the right choice.”
Biden won Michigan by about 150,000 votes in 2020, but Trump won Michigan by only about 11,000 votes in 2016.
President Trump appealed directly to Muslim and Arab American voters on Monday, campaigning in battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin with former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. They targeted Mr. Harris, who was carrying out
“If Kamala gives us four more years, the Middle East will spend the next 40 years in flames and your children will go to war, maybe even World War III. Donald J. Trump That would never happen with a president who is responsible,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
“Vote for Trump for peace, for our country and for your children!”
Despite his support for Muslims, Trump has made himself the most pro-Israel American leader in history, insisting that Israel will not exist unless he is reelected.
