• stinerman [Ohio]@midwest.social
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    8 months ago

    this is entirely because 100K voters in Michigan voted uncommitted

    Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence.

    To be clear, I have no problem with people in Michigan voting uncommitted, I just don’t think you can draw that line.

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      8 months ago

      Biden’s entire approach to Isreal changed almost on a dime after that primary. He started aid drops to Gaza, Kamala Harris suddenly started using the word, “ceasefire,” he brought Netanyahu’s chief opponent to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza…Biden obviously didn’t come out and say, “I’m changing my approach to Isreal because I’m afraid of losing Michigan,” but it’s pretty clear why this shift is occurring.

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        8 months ago

        It’s certainly possible. My opinion has long been that politicians are not really all that responsive to public opinion.

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          8 months ago

          When your representatives are Republicans, that’s pretty much true. My blue representatives actually seem to care and I have first-hand experience with this.

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      8 months ago

      I’m afraid that there was a near instantaneous shift in his rhetoric after Michigan.

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      8 months ago

      The ‘uncommitted’ voters will think that they changed Biden’s mind, but most likely he was going to start sending aiding to Gaza anyway. He doesn’t like Netanyahu and probably genuinely does want peace.

      At the same time the ‘uncommitted’ stunt has turned voters against Biden. Remember the average voter is functioning at grade 8 or grade 6 level. Educated voters will see this as the political maneuvers that it is, the average ‘grade 6’ mental age voter will think ‘Biden sucks’, and not vote.