During negotiations with the DNC and the Harris campaign, we were repeatedly told by interlocutors that Harris couldn’t meet any of our basic requests (a policy shift from Biden, a Palestinian speaker at the DNC, a statement distinguishing herself from Trump on Israel, or even a meeting with Michigan families who lost loved ones to Israeli bombs) because of AIPAC-aligned politicians like Fetterman, who might take to TV, rile up suburban white and Jewish voters, and fracture the party’s coalition in a swing state.

That political calculus alienated a key voting bloc, although likely not large enough to have shifted the ultimate election outcomes, that should be part of a durable Democratic majority. But few will ever be held accountable for that choice.

A Fetterman staffer condemning Uncommitted for not advocating for Palestinians ‘the right way’ is like an arsonist scolding the fire department for using the wrong hose.

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  • .Donuts@lemmy.world
    2135·
    9 hours ago

    stop moving the goalposts. The subject was a statement distinguishing herself from Trump on Israel

    • inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      172·
      7 hours ago

      It’s not moving goal posts. What she said isn’t credible because her own actions betray it. Politicians will say anything to get elected and LIE.

    • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
      253·
      8 hours ago

      Trump made an equivalent call for peace, while promising he would not impede the flow of weapons, same as Harris.

    • geneva_convenienceOP
      247·
      8 hours ago

      No the statement was Harris distinguising herself from Biden. You have inserted a strawman.

      Furthermore you are lying because Trump also promised empty words about peace for Palestinians. Trump even invited Palestinians on stage. Something Harris refused.

      • .Donuts@lemmy.world
        913·
        8 hours ago

        What? Look at the quoted tweet. It says

        a statement distinguishing herself from Trump on Israel

        And you’re calling me a liar? Lol

        • geneva_convenienceOP
          204·
          8 hours ago

          I will concede that point. I read the first line about “policy shift from Biden”. Conveniently you did not address that

          Even a distinguishment from Trump on Israel has not happened from Harris either.

          Trump promised unconditional support for Israel. Harris promised unconditional support for Israel.

          Now I will call you out on your statement. This article debunks your selective statement usage of Trump.

          They have to get it done. Get it over with and get it over with fast because we have to — you have to get back to normalcy and peace.”

          “I’m not sure that I’m loving the way they’re doing it, because you’ve got to have victory. You have to have a victory, and it’s taking a long time,” he said.

          He said Israel is “absolutely losing the PR war” from the video coming out of Gaza.

          “They’re releasing the most heinous, most horrible tapes of buildings falling down. And people are imagining there’s a lot of people in those buildings, or people in those buildings, and they don’t like it,” he said. “They’re losing the PR war. They’re losing it big. But they’ve got to finish what they started, and they’ve got to finish it fast, and we have to get on with life.”

            • geneva_convenienceOP
              203·
              8 hours ago

              You concede when you get called out on quoting out of context. Your bad faith is clear.