LOST IN THE SAUCE
The Sauce Apostle
This is relevant for the polling numbers as a whole, but is not relevant in regards to the example you shared and the claim about non-voters driving social media movements effecting voters. Nor does it do anything to explain the relevance of why it matters if people like Hassan Shibly did not previously support Biden when it comes to social media trends that could effect the election.A couple data points- and I'll accept the hit for not clearly categorizing "non-voters"
Why Less Engaged Voters Are Biden’s Biggest Problem (Published 2023)
His weakness is concentrated among those who stayed home in the midterms but who may show up in 2024.www.nytimes.com
The Times/Siena College polls are one of the top pollsters.
It's still spin. The purpose of the post you shared is to quell fears that Biden's continuous support of Israel will have a negative effect on his chances in the election, in an attempt to relieve pressure from Biden. Pressure that could force him to change course on his decisions regarding Israel. You tried to connect this to his polling numbers, to imply that they might be even less credible than previously assumed. There's no indication from the post you shared that Shibly previously not supporting Biden will keep the #abandonbiden movement from effecting the election or his poll numbers. That's the spin I'm referring to.
Gives more credence to the Shibly side of things, than Webb's, no? Perhaps the negative backlash to Biden's actions actually is worth considering, and thus the polling actually could be an indicator of a problem for Biden. I'm not saying this is true, we've all seen how poll data can be misleading, I'm just saying it's not something you can use to dismiss the data.It matters quite a bit considering the race between Biden and Trump is going to be tight, likely within a 3-4% margin.
I'm sure you've seen the poll numbers surrounding Arabs and Muslims in swing states.
A recent poll showed Biden's support among Arab Americans has plunged from a comfortable majority in 2020 to 17%.
That could be decisive in a state like Michigan where Biden won by 2.8 percentage points and Arab Americans account for 5 percent of the vote, according to the Arab American Institute.
There are around 25,000 Muslim voters in Wisconsin, a state where Biden won by about 20,000 votes, said Tarek Amin, a doctor representing the state's Muslim community.
"We will change the vote, we will swing it," said Amin.
In Arizona, where Biden won by around 10,500 votes, there are over 25,000 Muslim voters according to the US Immigration Policy Center at the University of California San Diego, said Phoenix pharmacist Hazim Nasaredden.
Muslim Americans face 'Abandon Biden' dilemma - then who?
Muslim Americans said they did not expect Trump to treat their community any better if reelected, but saw denying Biden votes their only means to shape U.S. policy. Small shifts in support could make a difference in states Biden won by narrow margins in 2020.
www.reuters.com
Even considering the claim that the majority of Biden's detractors are non-voters, these numbers do not look good by any metric and should not be dismissed.