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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Tom Perkins in Detroit

Musk-linked Pac accused of targeting Jewish and Arab Americans in swing states

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Elon Musk speaks at a town hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 20 October. Photograph: Michael Swensen/Getty Images

A political action committee (Pac) linked to Elon Musk is accused of targeting Jewish and Arab American voters in swing states with dramatically different messages about Kamala Harris’s position on Gaza, a strategy by Trump allies aimed at peeling off Democratic support for the vice-president.

Texts, mailers, social media ads and billboards targeting heavily Arab American areas in metro Detroit paint Harris as a staunch ally of Israel who will continue supplying arms to the country. Meanwhile, residents in metro Detroit or areas of Pennsylvania with higher Jewish populations have been receiving messaging that underscores her alleged support for the Palestinian cause.

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