Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the endorsement of one of the nation’s largest Muslim American voter mobilization groups, marking a significant boost to her campaign since many Muslim and Arab American organizations have opted to support third-party candidates or not endorse.

Emgage Action, the political arm of an 18-year-old Muslim American advocacy group, endorsed Harris’ presidential campaign on Wednesday, saying in a statement provided first to The Associated Press that the group “recognizes the responsibility to defeat” Donald Trump in November.

The group, based in Washington D.C., operates in eight states, with a significant presence in the key battlegrounds of Michigan and Pennsylvania. The organization will now focus its ongoing voter-outreach efforts on supporting Harris, in addition to down-ballot candidates.

  • @[email protected]
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    233 months ago

    Don’t laugh.

    In an election where the polls are statistically tied in the battleground states, a handful of voters could make a difference.

    • @[email protected]
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      63 months ago

      Maybe the democrats should take a harder stance on Israel publicly to win that vote then.

      Or we could just throw shit at people until they can’t advocate for themselves anymore.

      • RubberDuck
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        23 months ago

        And risk losing the other side of the Isle. Yeah, take a hard stance and risk losing the election as a whole. Good strategy.