A new poll has found that nearly 75 percent of a sample of voters aged between 18 and 29 disapprove of how Biden is handling the Israel-Hamas conflict.
On October 7, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and seizing about 240 hostages according to the Associated Press, which prompted the Israelis to carry out extensive airstrikes and a ground offensive in Gaza.
Earlier this month he told a campaign fundraising event that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is “starting to lose support” and that changes needed to be made because of the mounting death toll in Gaza.
Last week, polling conducted exclusively for Newsweek by Redfield and Wilton Strategies, found the proportion of people aged between 18 and 42 who support the president’s response to the war has increased by 5 percentage points since October.
Speaking to Newsweek, Thomas Gift, associate professor of political science in the School of Public Policy at University College London, said Biden is facing a difficult situation.
Even if many youth voters won’t cast their ballot for Trump, their waning support for Biden in light of the Israel-Hamas conflict could cost the president electorally if they simply decide not to show up on election day."
He added: "Generally speaking, presidential elections are fought on the economy rather than foreign affairs, and while progress may be steady rather than spectacular, Biden has a good economic story to tell, which could be even better by the fall.
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On October 7, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and seizing about 240 hostages according to the Associated Press, which prompted the Israelis to carry out extensive airstrikes and a ground offensive in Gaza.
Earlier this month he told a campaign fundraising event that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is “starting to lose support” and that changes needed to be made because of the mounting death toll in Gaza.
Last week, polling conducted exclusively for Newsweek by Redfield and Wilton Strategies, found the proportion of people aged between 18 and 42 who support the president’s response to the war has increased by 5 percentage points since October.
Speaking to Newsweek, Thomas Gift, associate professor of political science in the School of Public Policy at University College London, said Biden is facing a difficult situation.
Even if many youth voters won’t cast their ballot for Trump, their waning support for Biden in light of the Israel-Hamas conflict could cost the president electorally if they simply decide not to show up on election day."
He added: "Generally speaking, presidential elections are fought on the economy rather than foreign affairs, and while progress may be steady rather than spectacular, Biden has a good economic story to tell, which could be even better by the fall.
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