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Trump, Republicans court Arab-American voters in the final stretch of the campaign 

JL;DR SUMMARY In a strategic shift, Republicans, led by figures like Donald Trump and Mike Rogers, are aggressively courting Arab-American voters in Michigan, emphasizing issues such as opposition to Iranian influence in the Middle East and socially conservative values. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpArab Israeli ConflictMichiganMiddle East PolicyRepublicansPro Israel StanceArab American VotersMike RogersConservative Outreach

Places mentioned

Bloomfield Township, Michigan, United States
"BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.  Throughout this election cycle, Michigan, with its sizable Jewish and Arab American populations, has highlighted a delicate situation that candidates from both parties have found themselves in amid Israels war against Hezbollah and Hamas."
Dearborn, Michigan, United States
"Former President Donald Trump appeared this weekend at an event in Dearborn, Mich., which has the largest Arab population in the country, at a restaurant owned by a man who has claimed Palestine is being erased."
Hamtramck, Michigan, United States
"Trump has also praised Mayor Amer Ghalib of Hamtramck, Mich., who endorsed the former president in September; Ghalib led the city to pass a measure to boycott and divest from Israel, and liked antisemitic social media posts."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"Speaking to reporters after a Republican Jewish Coalition event in the Detroit suburbs last week, Mike Rogers, the GOP Senate nominee in Michigan, said that hes aiming to appeal to Arab and Muslim voters who understand that he and Republicans want to help Palestinians when this is over."

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