President Biden’s approval rating among Arab-Americans has plunged more than 40 percentage points from 2020 when the commander-in-chief supported Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, a new poll shows.
A poll by John Zogby Strategies, commissioned by the Arab American Institute, found that only 17.4% of Arab American voters said they would pull the lever for Biden, 80, if the presidential election were held today.
In contrast, 40% of respondents said they would vote for former President Donald Trump, 13.7% said they would support Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 3.8 said they would support far-left candidate Cornel West, and 25.1% said they were not sure who they would go back to. .
In October 2020, the same poll showed Biden beating Trump 59% to 35% among Arab American voters, who make up a large voting bloc in key battleground states like Michigan and Pennsylvania.
President Biden’s support among Arab Americans has declined by 42 percentage points since 2020.REUTERS
The survey also showed 32% of Arab Americans identified as Republican, 31% called themselves independent, and only 23% identified as Democrat – the first time in the institute’s 26 years of polling Arab American voters that a majority did not claim to vote Democrat. party.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents (66%) said they had a negative view of Biden, an almost complete reversal from October 2020, when 74% of Arab American voters said they had a positive view of the Democrat.
Asked about Biden’s job performance, 77% of Arab American voters rated him as “fair” or “poor,” with only 20% calling him “excellent” or “good.”
Resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz, Hadas Kalderon, whose son was taken hostage, and whose mother and niece were killed, breaks down in tears.Getty Images
Two-thirds (67%) of respondents also disapprove of Biden’s handling of the war between Israel and Hamas, with the same number (68%) opposed to the US sending military aid to the Jewish state and the same percentage saying Washington should push for a ceasefire.
“We do not believe that a ceasefire is the right answer right now,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters at the White House Monday. “We believe that the current ceasefire benefits Hamas, and Hamas is the only one that will benefit from it now because – as Israel continues – to prosecute their operations against the Hamas leadership.
“What we are saying should be considered and explored is a temporary local humanitarian pause to allow aid to reach certain populations and perhaps also to help evacuate people who want to get out, move more south,” added Kirby. “We support that. We do not support a ceasefire at this time.”
A pro-Palestinian protester confronts a member of the New York Police Department on Oct. 8. 2023. James Keivom
While the survey found 67% of respondents worried about a Middle East war fueling an increase in antisemitism in America, even more (78%) said they worried about anti-Arab bigotry and 45% said they feared for their personal safety.
Like Biden, Trump has been a staunch supporter of Israel. He has also alienated Arab Americans in the past, including with his call in late 2015 for “a complete and total shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can find out what is going on.”
The 77-year-old 45th president recently upped the ante earlier this month, calling for a ban on immigrants entering the US “from countries plagued by terrorism.”
Supporters of Palestinian territories gather for Friday prayers and a rally at City Hall on Oct. 20.Getty Images
There are about 3.7 million Americans of Arab descent, the institute estimates.
Some progressives like Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) has sounded the alarm about eroding support for Biden among Arab Americans.
Biden has condemned extremist settler violence against Palestinians and the brutal killing of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy Wadea Al-Fayoume in Illinois earlier this month.
The President has roundly condemned all forms of prejudice. Reuters
The poll surveyed 500 Arab Americans between October 23 and 27 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
More than 1,400 people, including 33 Americans, were killed in a surprise attack by Hamas in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
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