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What Some Gaza Protest Voters See in Trump

2024/10/9
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Tyler Foggett: 本期节目讨论了在距离美国大选不到一个月,以及加沙战争持续一年的背景下,未决定选民对选举结果的潜在影响。特别关注的是,数千名民主党选民由于哈里斯支持以色列的战争努力而拒绝投票给她。 Andrew Marantz: 选民的投票行为复杂且难以预测,受多种因素影响,而非单一议题。在反战问题上,选民难以找到明确代表其利益的政党,这为特朗普提供了机会。特朗普通过含糊其辞和模棱两可的言论来争取阿拉伯裔选民的支持,这种策略有时会奏效。一些极右翼网络红人对巴勒斯坦的宣传可能误导了部分选民,让他们认为共和党比民主党更支持巴勒斯坦。哈里斯竞选团队的策略是维持党内路线,避免在中东问题上激起波澜,这导致他们失去了部分选民的支持。内塔尼亚胡在中东的行动可能无意中帮助了特朗普,因为这加剧了地区的不稳定,使得人们对现任政府感到不满。 Andrew Marantz: 许多人认为拜登-哈里斯政府应对以色列在战争中的行为负责,因此他们无法支持他们,即使特朗普更糟糕。虽然许多人认为特朗普更糟糕,但一些选民基于道德考量,无法支持他们认为手上沾有鲜血的候选人。密歇根州的“未决定”选票数量足以影响选举结果,这使得候选人必须重视这部分选民。候选人需要权衡争取“未决定”选民的风险和收益,避免疏远其他选民群体。不同族裔选民的党派归属度不同,这会影响候选人的竞选策略。在对外政策和战争问题上,存在着超越党派界限的观点分歧,这使得选民可能会跨越党派界限投票。那些对美国政府的战争政策感到不满的选民,可能难以在现有的政治体系中找到归宿。中东战争并非唯一决定选民投票行为的因素,经济等其他问题同样重要。

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With the 2024 election looming, the impact of protest voters, particularly those in Michigan's Arab-American community, remains uncertain. Thousands of Democratic voters express unwillingness to vote for Harris due to her stance on Israel, raising questions about whether these voters could swing a close election.
  • Michigan has the largest Arab-American population in the US.
  • Thousands of Michigan Democrats won't vote for Harris due to her Israel policy.
  • Uncommitted voters in Michigan's primary comprised 13% of the vote, enough to swing the state in a general election.
  • Harris maintains US commitment to protect Israel but acknowledges concerns about human suffering in Gaza.
  • Trump attempts to appeal to Arab voters with mixed messaging, including using "Palestinian" as a slur while also claiming to care about the Arab population.

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With the U.S. Presidential election less than a month away, and the war in Gaza now ongoing for a full year, the group of voters who are “uncommitted” to a candidate remains a wild card. Thousands of Democratic voters say that they will not vote for Kamala Harris because of her support for Israel’s war effort. The New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the potential impact of such protest voters. “If you’re antiwar . . . it can actually be really hard to figure out who represents your interests, if anyone,” Marantz says. “That’s the kind of information vacuum, the kind of ambiguity, that Trump thrives in.”

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