President Joe Biden traveled to Michigan on Thursday to capitalize on his recent endorsement from the United Auto Workers.
"We now have, in large part because of you and organized labor, the strongest economy in the whole damn world," Biden told workers at a union hall in Warren, Mich., per NBC's Gabe Gutierrez.
Gutierrez reports that Biden is facing a challenge in the crucial swing state among Muslim and Arab Americans, a key part of Democrats' coalition there, who say they cannot support Biden given his staunch support for Israel in its war against Hamas.
"I am heartbroken. I am so hurt that it's a feeling of betrayal," one Michigan voter told Gutierrez. She said she would write in "Ceasefire" and "Free Palestine" on the ballot in November instead of voting for Biden.
The president's trip comes as recent polling has shown Biden in a close race in Michigan in a hypothetical rematch against Trump, even trailing Trump by a few percentage points after Biden won the state by just 3 points in 2020.
A recent swing state survey from Morning Consult and Bloomberg found Trump leading Biden, 47% to 42%, in Michigan. The survey had a margin of error of plus-minus 4 percentage points.
In other campaign news …
Betting on Trump: Republican Party officials aren't expecting a fight at the convention over Trump's possible nomination, unlike in 2016, NBC's Vaughn Hillyard reports from the Republican National Committee's winter meeting in Las Vegas.
Online boosts: New filings from both parties' online fundraising platforms detail when presidential contenders saw spikes in grassroots donations last year. Trump's best fundraising day came when his mug shot was released in the Georgia election interference case, while Haley saw bumps around the GOP debates and Biden found success in month-end fundraising pitches.
Confusion in Nevada: NBC's Natasha Korecki reports that voters have been flooding Nevada election officials and state GOP officials with calls and questions about the state's dual contests next week, where Haley will appear on the primary ballot but Trump will participate in the caucuses.
Hope and change: Biden's campaign is taking a different approach to his re-election strategy than former President Barack Obama, leaning more on national and state party infrastructures, CNN reports.
Schiff-ty: Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff appeared to be boosting Republican Steve Garvey in a new TV ad in the California Senate race, apparently hoping to prop up Garvey in the state's Top 2 primary, so he faces the Republican instead of another Democrat in November, per Politico. Schiff also picked up an endorsement from former Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, per Fox40.
Seeking revenge: Allies of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ejected from the speakership last year and left Congress in December, are working to recruit primary challengers to run against the eight Republicans who pushed to oust him from the speaker's chair, Politico reports.
The race for cash: Democrat Tom Suozzi raised $4.5 million for his special election bid in New York's 3rd District, while his opponent, Republican Mazi Pilip, raised just $1.3 million, Politico reports.
Walk out at your own risk: Oregon's Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 GOP state senators who staged a walkout from the legislature are not eligible for re-election, based on a measure approved by voters aimed at limiting similar walkouts.
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