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... this the same American electorate in which under half of the Democratic Party is in favor of reducing aid to Israel?
It's fucking insane how some people pretend that the US electorate agrees with all of their opinions, very conveniently.
The best time to completely cut off aid to Israel was 1998, the second best time was now.
I mean, I agree entirely, but "It would be both good policy and moral" is different from "This will definitely increase the support of the electorate towards the candidate, and overwhelmingly so at that!"
Personally what pisses me off is how we fund Israel's single-payer healthcare program, but claim it would be wasteful spending to fund one of our own.
The US government will do literally anything, including funding universal healthcare for other countries, to avoid funding universal healthcare at home.
There's a sick irony to it I've learned to enjoy, because the alternative is checking my medical bills.
Are you American? If so do you not have any connection to what's going on in this country? A lot of representatives can't go anywhere in public without being overwhelmed by protestors about this very issue.
Same energy as "Look how big Trump's rallies are! There's no way he could lose!"
Nice dodge there chief. I'm guessing either you're not American or you don't follow our politics too closely. And to be clear, I'm not a Trump fan. I don't even consider myself a Democrat because I'm too far to the left to be on board with a lot of them.
How is it a dodge to point out that large protests do not necessarily signal majority support? Sorry that elementary-school level differentiation between "Looks bigger" and "Is bigger" is lost on you.
I'm an American and I follow politics very closely.
It was a dodge not answering whether you're American. Where the hell are you getting your news if you don't believe this is the main reason Biden is losing to Trump in a lot of states? The polls are pretty clear. And seeing some of the top Democrats flip (Pelosi was one I believe) on the Israel protests and/or Gaza is evidence enough for me.