While avowing support for Israel, Trump and Harris avoid calling themselves 'Zionists'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Trump has emphasized his record on Israel when he was president but has also launched an outreach campaign in Michigan's Arab American community.
42% : Referring to Harris and Trump, he said, "I think precisely because they understand or heard such a different story about Zionism, they don't want to engage in it, and it's easier for them to say, 'We support Israel,' rather than getting involved in an 'ism.'"Adopting the term could carry political costs for both candidates.
26% : "She did not respond to a followup question noting that those actions comport with what a Zionist president might do and asking whether Trump would describe himself using the term.
4% : Those postures played out in this week's debate when Harris called for an "immediate" ceasefire and Trump said Harris would cause harm to both Arabs and Jews.

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