Kate Plummer (newsweek.com) Rashida Tlaib is not popular in Michigan, with an approval rating in negative figures.
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Polling of eligible voters in the state was conducted exclusively for Newsweek by Redfield and Wilton Strategies. The survey found that more people disapprove than approve of the Michigan Democratic representative's job performance.
Tlaib, the only Palestinian-American member of Congress, was earlier this month censured in the House of Representatives by 234 votes to 188 for her use of the controversial slogan "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." Tlaib has been censured too for urging lawmakers to join her in demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.
On October 7, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, which prompted the Israelis to carry out extensive airstrikes and a ground offensive against the militants in Gaza. As of December 1, more than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza, per the Associated Press.
Tlaib sparked controversy for her reaction to the conflict, using the contentious "river to the sea" chant. The Anti-Defamation League describes it as an antisemitic slogan for allegedly advocating for the dismantling of Israel. Tlaib said the chant references the Jordan River on Israel's eastern border and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, an "aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate."
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