{"id":29726,"date":"2023-11-08T11:57:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=29726"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:57:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T19:57:53","slug":"progressive-leaders-warn-bidens-support-for-gaza-slaughter-risks-millions-of-young-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/progressive-leaders-warn-bidens-support-for-gaza-slaughter-risks-millions-of-young-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Leaders Warn Biden’s Support for Gaza ‘Slaughter’ Risks Millions of Young Votes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hugs U.S. President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on October 18, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo: Brendan Smialowski\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Every day Biden chooses to fund genocide, he loses support,” said Sunrise Movement.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BRETT WILKINS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 07, 2023 (ClommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leaders of youth-led progressive groups on Tuesday published an open letter<\/a> warning U.S. President Joe Biden that his administration’s staunch support for Israel’s war on Gaza\u2014which many experts say<\/a> may be genocidal\u2014could cost him millions of young votes in next year’s presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We mobilized the record youth turnout in 2020 that pushed your ticket over the finish line in key swing states. Many of us worked to provide the critical source of support for Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections that prevented the Red Wave. We have been preparing to mobilize the youth vote again as you face your reelection,” wrote the campaigners\u2014who include leaders of groups like March for Our Lives, Gen Z for Change, and Sunrise Movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We share your conviction that the 2024 election will be one of the most important in American history,” the letter states. “We write to you to issue a very stark and unmistakable warning: You and your administration’s stance on Gaza risks millions of young voters staying home or voting third party next year. We are pleading with you to use every tool available to you to broker a cease-fire, now, and to revive the peace process.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“As we write this, over 1,400 Israelis, 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza<\/a>, and 100 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been killed,” the signers noted. “We came of age during two decades of endless war that cost thousands of American lives and millions of lives around the world. We know that the longer you allow the siege of Gaza to continue, the greater the risk of this spiraling into a broader regional conflict, potentially pulling U.S. troops into combat or occupation. This would be both a moral and political disaster.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter continues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Young people are a cornerstone of a winning Democratic coalition, and the vast majority of young people in this country are rightfully horrified by the atrocities committed with our tax dollars, with your support, and our nation’s military backing. We did not spend hours upon hours knocking doors and making calls to turn out the vote so that you could support indiscriminate slaughter of civilians and violations of international law.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Asserting that “there is no way for a Democratic presidential nominee to win without significant youth voter enthusiasm and mobilization,” the campaigners cited a recent Quinnipiac poll<\/a> showing that nearly two-thirds of voters under age 35 oppose sending more U.S. military aid to Israel, while only about 1 in 5 respondents approve of Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The same poll found your favorability rating among voters under 35 has fallen to just 25%,” the letter notes. “While young people are particularly opposed to handing the Israeli military a blank check, 80% of Democrats and 66% of all likely voters support<\/a> a cease-fire.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biden is paying the cost for supporting Genocide in Israel

"President Biden's approval rating among Democrats has plummeted to a record low of 75% \u2014 down a staggering 11 percentage points over just the last month, according to a new Gallup poll conducted between Oct. 2 and Oct.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/HMX69vZyiJ<\/a><\/p>— Compton Jay (@ComptonMadeMe) October 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>