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The quote is deliberately misleading by leaving out that they were only asking Democrats and independents. It also doesn't mention that it (leading questions and all) was commissioned by the Institute for Middle Eastern Understanding Policy Project, which is a self-proclaimed pro-Palestinian group that opposed protections of Jewish Americans from antisemitism. Hardly an unbiased entity.
The war against Hamas ranks 15th among all issues to American voters. It's not entirely unimportant, but don't kid yourself by making the unfounded claim that it had any significant influence on this election.
How does the IMEU oppose protection against antisemitism, specifically
Here's the initiative:
https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism
Here's how the organization reacted to it:
https://imeu.org/article/imeu-policy-analysis-9-ihra-definition-silences-speech-for-palestinian-righ
That's what I thought you meant. Sorry, not remotely buying it