Kamala Harris Courts 2028 Bid With Michigan Stop as 60% of Americans View Israel Unfavorably
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 26
Kamala Harris Courts 2028 Bid With Michigan Stop as 60% of Americans View Israel Unfavorably
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 26
Summary
Michigan became Harris’s latest testing ground as she joined Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a Black maternal health roundtable while telling Detroit voters she is still deciding on a 2028 run.
July donor materials circulated by her aides framed campaign travel as a way to keep Harris influential in the Democratic Party and help midterm candidates while she weighs another presidential campaign.
El-Sayed and other outreach targets point to the voters Harris most needs to win back: progressives, pro-Palestinian activists and Arab Americans alienated by her past Gaza stance.
James Zogby of the Arab American Institute said he had a “long talk” with Harris, part of a broader effort that also included calls to left-wing figures after progressive primary wins.
The repositioning reflects Democratic 2024 fallout, with many young progressives staying home and polls now showing 60% of U.S. adults hold an unfavorable view of Israel.