Morning Jolt: Trump’s Biggest Blessing: Democrats Only Listen to Themselves

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

May 14 2024

Trump's Biggest Blessing: Democrats Only Listen to Themselves

On the menu today: Credit those snot-nosed punks frothing at the mouth on America's college campuses for one unlikely accomplishment: They've managed to fool President Joe Biden, his campaign team, the White House staff, and apparently a significant portion of the national media into believing that they represent a teeming mass of America's young people, and that the biggest problem Biden faces in his reelection bid is the perception that he's too pro-Israel. Everybody pays attention to the students building tent cities and harassing their Jewish peers on the quad; nobody remembers all the kids studying for their exams in their dorms. The numbers in the latest New York Times poll illuminate just how tiny a minority is out there screaming about "Genocide Joe," but even the accompanying article in the Times leaves a false impression that Israel and Gaza represent a top-tier problem for the Biden campaign. This misperception is like a Terminator — it can’t be bargained with, it can’t be reasoned with, it doesn’t feel pity or remorse or fear, and apparently it absolutely will not stop, ever.

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