Morning Jolt: Biden Can’t Reinvent Himself as a Palestinian Ally

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February 28 2024

Biden Can't Reinvent Himself as a Palestinian Ally

On the menu today: Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary in Michigan last night, with a bit more than 81 percent of the vote. Many Democrats, however, will interpret the 13.2 percent voting for "uncommitted" as a flashing danger sign, indicating that Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab-American voters could stay home on Election Day, concluding that Biden is too supportive of Israel. But if Biden changes his stances and tone to placate those fuming 100,000 or so voters in Michigan, he risks alienating the much larger pro-Israel portion of the electorate all across the country, including in several crucial swing states. They say, "You've got to dance with the one that brung ya," and Biden defies that axiom at his peril.

The Danger in Overinterpreting the Michigan Results

Last night, in the Democratic presidential primary in Michigan, more than 100,000 Democrats voted for "uncommitted," votes that were widely attributed to Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab-American voters who oppose Biden's policies in the conflict between ...

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