In the run-up to Michigan’s presidential primary on Tuesday, President Biden has stayed out of the state, where he is facing a campaign from liberal activists frustrated with his enduring support for Israel in the war in Gaza.
But another Democrat jumped into the contentious debate tearing at the seams of the party’s coalition.
Representative Ro Khanna of California last week assumed the unofficial role as mediator between Democrats disaffected by Mr. Biden’s Middle East policies and Biden allies like himself.
He met with students, Arab American leaders and progressive voters, many of whom said they were, at least for now, withholding their support from Mr. Biden.
“We cannot win Michigan with status quo policy,” Mr. Khanna, who has pushed for a cease-fire, said in an interview, adding that a shift should come in “a matter of weeks, not months.”
Persons:
Biden, Representative Ro Khanna, Mr, Khanna, ”
Organizations:
Israel, Representative
Locations:
Gaza, California, Biden’s, Michigan