In interviews with NBC News, prominent members of the "Abandon Harris" maintained they made the right decision to either not vote for Vice President Kamala Harris or cast their ballot for Donald Trump despite previously being in the Democrats' camp.As NBC's Jillian Frankel reported, members of the m...

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Summary

Key leaders of the “Abandon Harris” movement, which encouraged voters to oppose Kamala Harris due to U.S. support for Israel during the Gaza war, are now expressing unease about Trump’s incoming administration.

Many in the movement, including prominent Muslim leaders, voted for Trump hoping he would bring peace to the Middle East.

However, concerns are growing over his Cabinet picks, such as Mike Huckabee and Tulsi Gabbard, which some see as troubling for Muslim communities.

  • @[email protected]English
    33•1 month ago

    At least single issue voters do vote for the candidate who supports their single issue. Anyone in the Abandon Harris camp who voted for Trump because of the Biden/Harris handling over the Palestinian genocide was severely ignorant of Trump’s policies. I guess this would have to include those who didn’t see him as a threat for their interests and decided not to vote.

    It’d be like an anti-abortion single issue voter casting a ballot for a candidate who’s supporting Extreme Abortions ™.

    • ScrubblesEnglish
      27•1 month ago

      I did not understand this. “I cant vote for her because she is bad on the issue i care about, so i will vote for the candidate with an even worse stance!” And to those who didnt vote, well no vote in our shit system is a vote against whatever you prefer.

      • @FreakinSteveEnglish
        3•1 month ago

        I know of a few who voted but left the President ballot blank.

    • @JeeBaiChowEnglish
      8•1 month ago

      Don’t forget the millions who sat it out too.