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Dearborn vote helps Trump turn Michigan, what community leaders are saying (www.wxyz.com)

submitted 1 week ago by TheBat@lemmy.world to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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There have been two major organizations that have come out of Dearborn that have put a spotlight on the importance of the Arab and Muslim vote. One of those organizations is the Uncommitted National Movement and the other is the Abandon Harris, formally known as the Abandon Biden campaign.

While they are two different groups, the main goal of the Uncommitted National Movement and Abandon Harris is to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

“The only group that mobilized 101,000 voters to show up to the ballot box and raise their hands and say I need you to inspire me was the Listen to Michigan, Uncommitted National Movement and we came out of that experience and made an offer to the vice president’s campaign,” said Abbas Alawieh, co-founder of the Uncommitted National Movement.

“The entirety of our organizing anti-war voters, we heard from Democratic leaders say hey we sympathize with you but it has to wait until after the election as if our family lives could just be put on hold,” Alaweih added.

Alaweih says Democratic leaders did not listen to Arab and Muslim voters and he feels that helped President-elect Donald Trump win.

“In Dearborn, Michigan, Donald Trump has won the majority of votes,” said Alaweih. “This was entirely avoidable.”

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[–] procrastitron@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Michigan Uncommitted movement isn’t why Trump won Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Georgia, and Nevada, nor why he won the popular vote by almost 4 million votes.

Every single third party vote could be given to Harris and Trump would still win.

No one claiming the uncommitted voters cost Harris the election actually has evidence to back that up.

Instead, they’re just using the election as an excuse to push the racism and bigotry that they wanted to push regardless of how the election turned out.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

The Michigan Uncommitted movement isn’t why Trump won Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Georgia, and Nevada

Of course not. But he still won Michigan.

No one claiming the uncommitted voters cost Harris the election actually has evidence to back that up.

Not whole election, just one state. With 15 electoral votes.

Instead, they’re just using the election as an excuse to push the racism and bigotry that they wanted to push regardless of how the election turned out.

Pointing out stupidity isn't racism or bigotry.

If someone going to be affected by Trump's policies and they still voted for him or chose to not vote at all, their face is on the plate for leopards, regardless of their identity.

[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

This is just the first convenient target for libs to vent their frustration on. We'll see a few more before the self flagellation resumes in earnest.