There is no doubt that US President Joe Biden’s much-criticized performance in last month’s debate with former President Donald Trump raised concerns among many Democrats about his ability to win November’s election.

However, the truth is that we did not need to see Biden’s debate performance to know that he was in trouble. His unelectability had already been determined in the primary elections as a consequence of the #AbandonBiden movement, which encouraged Democrats to withdraw their support of Biden in several key swing states.

This movement siphoned Arab and Muslim votes away from Biden in states such as Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Georgia, New Jersey and Nevada. Without their return, Biden’s reelection hopes were doomed.

Monday’s momentous decision by Biden to withdraw from the race and not seek a second term in the White House should put the spotlight on the role Arab and Muslim........

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