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Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib defeated her Republican opponent in Michigan's 12th congressional district election on Tuesday, securing a fourth term as the only Palestinian-American woman in the US Congress.

The Associated Press called the race with just 18 percent of the votes counted.

Tlaib secured 77 percent of the vote, defeating the Republican Party's James Hooper who received just 19 percent of the vote.

Her victory comes amid the backdrop of Israel's war on Gaza, which has killed more than 43,000 Palestinians so far and has been diplomatically and militarily supported by the Biden-Harris administration for more than a year.

Tlaib has been a vocal critic of the war, calling for the US to withhold weapons from Israel. Her opposition to the war on Gaza and support for pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses have drawn harsh criticism from both Republicans and Democrats.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Because a Tlaib endorsement would have made up for the millions of missing votes for Kamala?

And now blame Tlaib for all the Demopublicans losing.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Road map for me how she will be of any positive effect once the new administration takes power.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

She'll be in power, unlike Kamala

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You forgot the quotes. "Power." She'll be a progressive member of the minority party under a fascist regime who has already signaled a complete lack of care for its political adversaries.

I'd argue that the two women are not far removed from one enother in the amount of power they will wield.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Then you're an idiot and there's no helping you

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago

The feeling is mutual.