Polls indicate falling support among Muslim and Arab Americans - crucial constituencies in battleground states like Michigan, where Biden recently lost the 2024 Democrat presidential primary to "Uncommitted" voters in the city of Dearborn, according to ABC. Biden was interrupted over a dozen times during an abortion rights speech in Virginia in January.
Yes: 2%. No: 98%. The Biden campaign is going to great lengths to minimize disruptions from pro-Palestinian protesters at the president's events, according to NBC. The efforts have included making events smaller, withholding locations until Biden's arrival, avoiding college campuses and even considering the prospect of hiring private vetting companies to screen every attendee.
While the Biden team has successfully reduced disruptions at official White House and campaign happenings, pro-Palestinian activists have still interrupted other Biden appearances hosted by outside groups.
During Biden's visit to San Francisco last week, witnesses said that protesters pursued reporters into a hotel parking garage as the journalists made their way to the president's motorcade, according to NBC News.
Instead of talking to this clearly infuriated part of his voting base and explaining his reasons for supporting Israel, the Biden campaign has opted to avoid college campuses and larger venues.
Although he is expected to do a few "Larger events," including college campuses, Biden will now mostly hold events in smaller venues, "Where he thrives," according to one source, NBC reported.
According to an NBC article from earlier this year, Biden aides had already been reportedly advising him to ditch the larger events and play to his "Uncle Joe" affability by doing more quick stops rather than prepared speeches.
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