Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 192
November Surprises
“Joe Biden is back in Michigan today for the first time since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on Oct. 7, visiting a state whose sizable Muslim/Arab American community has been dismayed at his handling of the deadly situation in Gaza,” Politico reports.
“Democratic lawmakers from the state say it’s going to take more than one visit to repair the political damage that has been done in a key swing state.”
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