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After not endorsing Harris, Rashida Tlaib secures win in Michigan

www.middleeasteye.net After not endorsing Harris, Rashida Tlaib secures win in Michigan

Palestinian-American congresswoman secures fourth term after beating Republican James Hooper

Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defeated her Republican opponent in Michigan's 12th congressional district election on Tuesday, securing a fourth term as the only Palestinian-American woman in the US Congress.

The Associated Press called the race with just 18 percent of the votes counted.

Tlaib secured 77 percent of the vote, defeating the Republican Party's James Hooper who received just 19 percent of the vote.

Her victory comes amid the backdrop of Israel's war on Gaza, which has killed more than 43,000 Palestinians so far and has been diplomatically and militarily supported by the Biden-Harris administration for more than a year.

Tlaib has been a vocal critic of the war, calling for the US to withhold weapons from Israel. Her opposition to the war on Gaza and support for pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses have drawn harsh criticism from both Republicans and Democrats.

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Who could've guessed that appealing to far-right republicans — who are going to vote republican anyway — wouldn't be a winning strategy?
Fucking learn from this, DNC.
Dont expect the Democrats to learn anything from this because their Billionaire donors would rather they lose by promoting policies that don't threaten profits than win and cost the donors money.
Do not support genocide. It is that easy!
This means not endorsing Harris was the correct political move for Tlaib.

Tlaib correctly understood that she needed to appeal to her voters to win. Donors have a lot of money but it turns out they do not get you elected. Getting votes does.
Democratic party is not a left leaning or even a centrist party. Most of right wing policy of Republican presidency is continued by the Democratic presidency.
This makes me glad. I obviously wasn't hoping for much from this election to begin with, but I've been finding a lot of silver-linings since the news started coming in. Shout out to Nebraska ~~and Florida~~ for their cannabis legalization ballot measures.
She knew how to keep her job.
The Associated Press called the race with just 18 percent of the votes counted.

WTF?
What was the breakdown of the district's vote in the presidential election? I'm surprised that wasn't included in the article. It seems extremely pertinent.
Another reason to love her.
Well done! Elect an official that is likely to be deported because you just elected, "a dictator on day one who wants to deport 20 million people in the first 6 months, with no end in sight."

You're just like Missouri that just ended a statewide abortion ban, only to elect the guy that promised to ban it at the federal level.

Basically your state sold the rest of us out because of your pride, greed, and racism.
I hope she's happy with the outcome.
Gaza gets wiped out even faster now on top of all the other bad things the GOP want.

Not that I believe that Gaza dissenters mattered at all in this election. I'd be amazed if even 1% of voters considered it a factor for their vote.
Pyrrhic victory. She has her seat, but will likely have no ability to influence any positive change. A unified front was needed, a unified front did not emerge.

There was no "winning" divided. Now we all lose together.

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