WASHINGTON, D.C. – After narrowly backing Israel’s military action in Gaza in November, Americans now oppose the campaign by a solid margin. Fifty-five percent currently disapprove of Israel’s actions, while 36% approve.

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    8 months ago

    Given that losing Muslims alone is liable to make Biden lose

    How many Muslims do you think there are in the US??

    I think we can agree that this group doesn’t care as much about Israel as they do about Trump not becoming president. There’s just not much for them at stake.

    I don’t necessarily agree. As I said, that’s changing. But yes, the average, ill-informed, centrist voter until very recently would have very strong opinions about Biden not supporting Israel. Maybe not enough alone to sway a vote, but with such close sentiment already it would push a large number over the edge.

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      8 months ago

      How many Muslims do you think there are in the US??

      Irrelevant question.

      A better question is - How many Muslims are in Michigan?

      And the answer to that is - Enough to flip the state, and therefore the election, to Trump.

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        8 months ago

        Possibly. Another relevant question - how many white centrists in Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona?

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          People who would vote for Trump because Biden chose not to support genocide? Probably not many. From what I understand real centrists are a dying breed.