• GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Shapiro’s Israel issue would have been a toss-up issue. Some independents wanted him to be very pro-Israel, others no so much. Probably wouldn’t have made a huge difference.

    On the other hand, might have made a difference in Michigan among the large muslim minority who may not have come out to vote.

    I really just hope Walz is not going to be another Kaine.

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      3 months ago

      Democrats aren’t the biggest fans of Israel right now. It’s not independents that matter in his case.

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        3 months ago

        Democrats are very divided on Israel but lots are very pro-Israel. Most American Jews vote Democratic.

        Doesn’t mean they agree with Netanyahu’s handling of Gaza, but pro-Israel nonetheless.

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          3 months ago

          Okay, but lots of Democrats won’t vote for a pro-genocide administration. Someone who volunteered to be a soldier for their regime would have been seen as proof to them that Kamala was just as bad as Biden on Israel.

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            3 months ago

            Wouldn’t have mattered much when the alternative is Trump, which would be a thousand times worse than any candidate the Democrats could come up with.

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              3 months ago

              Not all Democrats will vote blue no matter who and Harris’s pick seems to be an acknowledgement that she can’t afford to piss off the uncommitted movement.