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Nov 6, 2024 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Democrats failed to turn out the voters who propelled them to victory in 2020.
That is in part because Democratic leadership, including President Biden and VP Harris, failed to listen to their core voters who were demanding an end to US support for Israel's genocide in Gaza.
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For months the polling has shown that Vice President Harris was costing herself votes she needed - from young people, women, people of color, and progressive voters - by not breaking with Biden and by failing to call for an end of weapons to Israel in accordance with US law.
Aug 15, 2024 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
If you want Kamala Harris to win in November, you should read this thread.
After Biden withdrew from the race, we and @YouGov polled Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona.
The results are undeniable: If Harris calls for an end of weapons to Israel she will gain A LOT of votes.
Overwhelming shares of young voters say they’d be “more likely” rather than “less likely” to vote for Harris if she pledges to withhold weapons—by a 54-13 margin in Pennsylvania, a 41-17 margin in Arizona, and a 50-10 margin in Georgia.
Jun 4, 2024 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
These 42 Democrats joined the GOP to revive Trump's sanctions on the International Criminal Court in order to protect Netanyahu from arrest for his war crimes in Gaza:
As Israel’s attacks on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip reach the half-year mark today, IMEU Policy Project offers the five following recommendations to the Biden administration, Members of Congress, and candidates for elected office.
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Recommendation 1: End US Weapons Transfers to Israel
The US is failing to enforce the Foreign Assistance Act, which states that no US weapons can be given to a country which engages in a “consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.”
