But in light of rising concern over Kamala Harris’ position on the Israel-Hamas aggression, a block of’swing’ or ‘uncommitted ‘delegates at the Democratic National Convention can be quite decisive.
It seems that Harris’ campaign is directing its effort at the Arab American leaders while struggling to address the pressure to establish no sales of arms to Israel.
Out of thousands of delegates coming to the Democratic National Convention on Monday, only 36 will be part of the ‘uncommitted’ movement fueled by discontent with Joe Biden’s approach to the Israel-Hamas war.
Yet the minuscule number does matter With jobs available to only about 10 to 30 employees fully benefiting from the training, specialization is an important consideration.
Anti-American sentiment provoked by US support for the Israeli operation in Gaza could produce uncomfortable visual associations for the convention organizers, with noisy demonstrations planned both outside and inside Chicago’s arena, in which Harris will receive the nomination Thursday.
The Democratic Party elite has been meeting with ‘flip voters’ and their interim acquaintances for weeks, including a recently unheard-of meeting between Vice President Kamala Harris and the Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, in an attempt to counter critics in such a ‘battleground state’, as Michigan is considered, whereby the Arab American population is significant.
Extensive negotiations between the Harris campaign and pro-Palestinian activists in meetings and phone calls are in a state of virtual stalemate. The activists wish the US vice president to support an arms embargo with Israel and an open end to fighting. Harris has backed Biden’s talks for a ceasefire but opposed the arms embargo.
Michigan has two ‘uncommitted’ delegates, one of whom Rima Mohammad said that she expects to air the concerns of their movement at the convention.
