Ralph Nader, a former presidential candidate, has issued a stark warning to Vice President Kamala Harris.
He suggests that her alignment with President Joe Biden's stance on Israel could cost her the election. Nader's cautionary words come amid growing discontent among the Arab American and Muslim American communities towards the Biden-Harris administration's approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
According to Breitbart, Nader took to social media to express his concerns. He pointed out that the trend of political nicknaming, which was popularized during Donald Trump's presidency, has been adopted by the public. He wrote, Trump ushered in the era of political nicknames. Social media is now picking up on Trumps nicknamingthey are calling Biden Genocide Joe and Kamala Holocaust Harris. Nader warned that unless Harris distances herself from Biden's "unconditional and illegal support" of Netanyahu's actions in Palestine and Lebanon, she might face a fate similar to that of Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 election.
In 1968, Humphrey lost to Richard Nixon in a closely contested election, largely because he refused to break with President Lyndon Johnson on the Vietnam War. Nader drew a parallel between Humphrey's situation and Harris's current predicament, stating, "she may lose the election just as Hubert Humphrey did in 1968... Cant say she wasnt forewarned.
The 1968 presidential election saw Nixon secure 31,710,470 votes, while Humphrey received 30,898,055 votes, as per data from 270towin. Nader's warning to Harris comes at a time when Trump's popularity is growing among the Arab American and Muslim American communities, who are increasingly dissatisfied with the Biden-Harris administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Trump's rising popularity is evident in endorsements from Arab American mayors like Hamtramck Mayor Ameer Ghalib. A poll by the Arab American Institute revealed that among likely voters, Trump received 46 percent of support, while Harris trailed behind with 42 percent. This shift in support underscores the potential political implications of the Biden-Harris administration's stance on Israel.
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