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Signs of modest support in Michigan’s "Uncommitted" movement give Harris campaign some optimism
From CNN's Kayla Tausche

Recent signs of modest support from top members of the “Uncommitted” movement – a grassroots anti-war effort in Michigan, whose sizeable Muslim and Arab population could be pivotal to the state’s outcome – have given the Harris campaign reason for some optimism, according to two advisers.

The “Uncommitted” leaders have demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and end to supplying military aid to Israel – demands they made in person to Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz during a meeting in early August. The group staged a sit-in at the Democratic National Convention, where 30 members attended as delegates. And in September, “Uncommitted” withheld a direct endorsement from any party, a decision feared to cause its hundreds of thousands of members to withhold votes in the general election as they had in the Democratic primary.

But in the last two weeks, the movement’s leaders have signaled more support for Harris, with one co-chair urging other members to back Harris publicly, too.

Appearing on CNN last week, “Uncommitted” co-chair Abbas Alawieh said he planned to vote for Harris because her policies were not ideal but that former President Donald Trump’s approach, in his view, would be worse.

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