Young Michigan voters reveal deepening political problems for Biden seven months after start of Israel-Hamas war

The nervous Democrat in Jade Gray will get to the worrying part soon enough. But graduating college surrounded by demonstrations and protest was a full circle moment worth cherishing.

The nervous Democrat in Jade Gray will get to the worrying part soon enough. But graduating college surrounded by demonstrations and protest was a full circle moment worth cherishing. “It was in my application letter that this was a campus with a history of protests, a rich history of social justice movements,” Gray said in an interview at the University of Michigan Student Union. “It was in my application letter,” she repeated with a smile. “I have to be proud that’s the response on campus now. Although the situation is dire, and I’m not remotely happy with what is going on in the world, I am impressed with how people are responding to it. And I think we should feel empowered and inspired by that.” Now to the worrying part. Gray spoke to us alongside fellow new graduate Anushka Jalisatgi. They were co-presidents of the campus College Democrats and they know the pro-Gaza encampment that sprung up on campus for the final weeks of school is a sign of deep political problems for President Joe Biden in a state he likely cannot afford to lose. “All roads to the White House go through Michigan,” Gray said. “Michigan is up for grabs, and I did not think I would be saying this right now. And I wish I wasn’t saying this right now. But I am genuinely concerned about which way Michigan will go.”