Until now, the story of Michiganā€™s role in the election has centered on Arab Americansā€™ profound discontent with the Democratic Party over Israelā€™s relentless devastation of Gaza. The war has left deep emotional wounds.

Israelā€™s recent military incursion into Lebanon feels like another twist of the knife, intensifying the sense of betrayal and alienation of one of the most critical voting constituencies in the country.

Kamala Harrisā€™s chances of winning the presidency will plummet if she loses Michigan, and current polling shows she and Donald Trump are neck and neck there.

Come November 5, I think we may look back on the weeks after Israel invaded Lebanon as the moment Harris lost significant ground in the race.

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    23 days ago

    No, I think itā€™s grotesque. Iā€™m just realistic about the people who are dumb enough to think that they are punishing Harris by electing a fascist who will allow Netanyahu to do whatever he wants. Itā€™s fucking stupid.

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      23 days ago

      Netanyahu is already doing whatever he wants. You claim to think itā€™s grotesque yet call people ā€œdumbā€ and ā€œfucking stupidā€ for taking a principled stance against the people actively enabling it.