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Independent presidential candidate Cornel West has targeted minority voters in Michigan for the 2024 election, a demographic from which President Joe Biden has been losing support. West's campaign is reportedly employing strategic targeting of various communities in the battleground state, such as college students, environmental justice advocates, the indigenous population, and black voters (Politico).
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This action is taken at a critical juncture for Biden, as his support from minority voters and Muslims in Michigan has declined since the recent Hamas terrorist attack. West intends to leverage this opportunity in order to amass the backing of these influential organizations.
West criticized the other main candidates in an interview with Politico for their antiquated perspectives on the situation in the Middle East. He asserts that his methodology infuses Gaza's suffering with a degree of rationality and compassion, and further underscores his status as the sole candidate capable of advancing the country.
Recent polling data provides further evidence that Biden is experiencing a significant decline in support from youthful voters, Hispanics, and blacks. Since the 2020 election, minority support for the president has decreased by a staggering 33 percentage points. November surveys by The New York Times/Sienna College and CBS News revealed that Biden's performance against former President Donald Trump is inversely proportional to the degree of diversity in a state. Biden is also losing support among black and Hispanic voters, two important Democratic Party voting blocs, due to the state of the economy.
Moreover, Biden's favorable position towards Israel throughout the Israel-Hamas conflict has drawn censure from Democrats on the left, such as Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. These individuals have issued threats to revoke Biden's support in 2024 if his stance on the conflict remains unchanged.
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, the campaign manager for West, concedes that the organization is following the example of young people and Arab Americans in Michigan who have declared that they would not cast ballots for Biden in tomorrow's election. Likewise, the environmental justice community concurs with this viewpoint.
Nevertheless, West encounters substantial obstacles with regard to fundraising. In contrast to Biden, Trump, and fellow independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., West's campaign fund has accumulated a mere $321,808 since its inception. His current cash on hand is slightly more than $100,000, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.
West's political trajectory has undergone a series of transitions, commencing with his nomination by the People's Party and culminating in his eventual candidacy as an independent. This necessitates that he independently obtain ballot access, independent of any political party's support.
Recent polls place West's support in various 2024 general election scenarios with Biden, Trump, and Kennedy between 2% and 6%. West and Biden have not responded to Daily Caller News Foundation requests for comment.
The outcome of West's campaign in Michigan regarding his targeted approach towards minority electors is yet to be determined. Undoubtedly, as the 2024 election approaches, the competition for support from these pivotal voting blocs will escalate.
