Alex Seitz-Wald is a senior political reporter for NBC News.
Green Party nominee Jill Stein has been recruiting Palestinian Americans to be her vice presidential running mate as the left-wing presidential candidate looks to exploit the community’s frustrations with Democrats' support for Israel during its war in Gaza. Two potential candidates told NBC News Friday they had multiple conversations with Stein about the job.
Vice President Kamala Harris is hoping to win many of them back and has taken a tougher rhetorical line on Israel, but her policies towards Israel appear to be largely the same as Biden's so far. The ADC released a poll of its members late last month that found Stein in the lead with 45% support, while Harris had the support of just 27% of members — which marked an improvement from the mere 7% backing Biden had in a May survey. Ayoub praised Harris' choice of Minnesota Gov.
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