• @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    131 month 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.

    • queermunist she/her
      link
      fedilink
      31 month ago

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

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        41 month 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.

        • queermunist she/her
          link
          fedilink
          41 month 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.

          • @[email protected]
            link
            fedilink
            21 month 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.

            • queermunist she/her
              link
              fedilink
              41 month 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.

          • @[email protected]
            link
            fedilink
            41 month ago

            Yeah, people on social media, including Lemmy and Reddit, think that Democrats are definitely not pro-Israel. Many are. The party includes a wide range of opinions on Israel.