A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s Governor thinks Democrats lost the White House in part because of an inchoate position from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on conflicts in the Middle East, which ultimately hurt her campaign in a key swing state.
“There’s a little bit of poetic justice,” DeSantis declared during a Friday speech to a student group at Notre Dame University.
“So Biden and Harris by definition, they got so skittish on supporting Israel because you had an uprising and a revolt in Michigan amongst a lot of the Muslim American voters, and so they were trying to kind of pacify (them) and telling Israel ‘End it, you gotta stop, you gotta stop’, and not giving Israel the full support that I think they deserved,'” DeSantis explained.
“And so Harris is running as more dovish on that, doesn’t like Benjamin Netanyahu, all this other stuff. Then you got Trump, who, you know, wanted the so-called Muslim ban when he was president and said basically Israel need to just finish the job. And he beat her with the same Muslim voters in Michigan. I mean, so they totally screwed up,” he added.
DeSantis has the facts partially right. He’s substantially correct on how Harris’ position on the conflict didn’t satisfy partisans of Israel or the country’s enemies and domestic critics, but he elides a key evolution in Trump’s position.
“This year has been difficult, given the scale of death and destruction in Gaza and given the civilian casualties and displacement in Lebanon, it is devastating. And as president, I will do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza, to bring home the hostages, end the suffering in Gaza, ensure Israel is secure, and ensure the Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, freedom, security and self-determination,” Harris said to applause during her late campaign rally in East Lansing.
Michigan’s estimated 211,000 Arab Americans weren’t satisfied by that rhetorical attempt to please all sides, which came after the Vice President dealt with protesters at previous rallies in the Wolverine State and beyond. The Forward notes that Trump and Green Party candidate Jill Stein took 60% of the vote between them in Dearborn, a city of roughly 100,000 people with an estimated 40% being of Arabic descent.
Trump’s first-term arguments for a Muslim ban were not part of his third bid for the White House. He courted Arab-American and Muslim constituencies in Michigan particularly, and that seems to have cut Harris’ margins compared to the Biden 2020 campaign against Trump. Fox News notes Harris won by more with Jewish voters than she did with exponents of the Islamic faith.
22 comments
Red Storm
November 9, 2024 at 9:22 am
Truly the most inept administration in a lifetime. The majority of the people in this country saw that and voted appropriately. Anyone see Rick Whitaker?
Bill
November 9, 2024 at 10:15 am
That’s what they said in 2020 as well. Go figure.
Red Storm
November 9, 2024 at 10:26 am
Disagree. There were no wars. Fuel prices were low. Inflation was in check. We did not have an invasion from the Southern Border.
Cat 5 Sara Palm Beach
November 9, 2024 at 10:26 am
Harris got 79 percent of the Jewish vote
Red Storm
November 9, 2024 at 10:34 am
Some hard core Demos just never learn. Who do you think Netanyahu wanted as US President? I will go with the individual that moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem after sooooo many made that promise.
Cat 5 Sara Palm Beach
November 9, 2024 at 12:34 pm
I.know more about insecure White people like you
can be easy manipulative,by a Felon and I know more about Jews than lots of Jews do not want the world to know about them
Reaping What You Sowed
November 9, 2024 at 2:44 pm
Israel Jews are catching hell inside and outside of Israel and it their own doing,and they do not need the assistance of others Google Harretz Google Times of Israel Google Jerusalem Post Google Ben Natan IDF
Reaping What You Sowed
November 11, 2024 at 3:54 pm
Oh I forgot there’s a great book you should read about jews Google Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler it taught me everything I know about jews and what they are really like A true eye opener
Michael
November 9, 2024 at 9:30 am
“Michigan’s estimated 211,000 Arab Americans weren’t satisfied by that rhetorical attempt to please all sides,”
Well, I hope they are pleased when Trump gives Netanyahu the same green light to do whatever he wants in Gaza like his last term. Yes, the conflict may actually end sooner now, since Arab settlements will likely be annihilated by Israel. Not sure I follow your thinking, Michigan Arabs.
MH/Duuuval
November 11, 2024 at 4:15 pm
The campaign to ethnically cleanse the West Bank began as soon as the election dust settled.
“Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich welcomed President Donald Trump’s electoral victory Monday, saying that “the time has come” to extend full Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank.” (NYT online today)
"LIFE COACH" EARL PITTS AMERICAN
November 9, 2024 at 9:55 am
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Cat 5 Sara Palm Beach
November 9, 2024 at 10:29 am
As a Democrat,I am glad Arab voted their conscious, lots like others Black and Hispanic sellout
Sundowner
November 9, 2024 at 10:49 am
Donald’s fake felony counts looking like he is the biggest crime guy. And has the greatest attorneys to hail him out Will not effect anything but more lies and influence to do more..everyone likes the animal inside.
Not winning
Sundowner
November 9, 2024 at 10:59 am
For what I seen and read. Theirs more than one player in the gaza iseral thing..
People want revelations
Who is that sone to see
Reaping What You Sowed
November 9, 2024 at 2:51 pm
Lots of Jews believe this will usher in Apocalypse and return of the Messiah,this is the only purpose of some Jews to study the Torah and the Talmud ,they have no other purpose,that it causes friction with non religious Jews, because resources are spent on Orthodox Jews that contribute nothing to the economy,but use resources of taxpayers Google Haredi Jews Draft
Red Storm
November 9, 2024 at 11:28 am
Looks like Pelosi trying to rewrite history with the NYT. Sorry you old bag, you got what you deserved.
My Take
November 9, 2024 at 5:43 pm
Does anyone actually accept DeSlantis’s reasoning … for anything?
Reaping What You Sowed
November 9, 2024 at 7:06 pm
Google Casey Desantis Opensecrets
MH/Duuuval
November 9, 2024 at 9:40 pm
Covid deaths in US 2020 = 350K
Covid vaccine became available Dec. 2020
Over 1 million US citizens total died of Covid — the vast majority after a vaccine was available — DUE TO vaxx deniers who were uniformly MAGAs.
MH/Duuuval
November 11, 2024 at 3:46 pm
I can’t bear to live in such a hateful country anymore! My mind keeps going back to election night and I just can’t fathom it. Could I be wrong? No! It’s the majority of the country that’s wrong. On January 20th I will be jumping off my local high-rise apartment. I just can’t deal anymore!
MH/Duuuval
November 11, 2024 at 4:21 pm
It must suck to be Peachy aka MAGA Ed, trying to keep all his personas organized and in formation inside his pointed head.
This may be why he/she/they always cycle back to misogynous or racist tropes — quicker than most folks can say “I plead the fifth” seventy-five times.
MH/Duuuval
November 11, 2024 at 8:02 pm
It was edifying watching online as Peachy had a meltdown after Biden stepped aside. Such carrying on!