The refusal to condemn Israel’s genocide of Palestinians resulted in a “net-negative” of voters’ support, sources said.

As part of its secret “autopsy” report on how former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election to President Donald Trump, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) now seems to concede that the Biden administration’s support for Israel amid its continued genocide against Palestinians in Gaza played a large role in her losing votes, sources with knowledge of the report’s…

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  • Rom [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Harris was the only chance that things would evolve in a more measured way with fewer deaths and more serious pressure towards restraining Israel

    Source: I made it the fuck up.

    “Let me be clear, I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself and I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself,” [Kamala Harris] said tonight. She said that Israelis should “never again” go through the horror and “unspeakable” attacks of Oct. 7.

    https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/g-s1-19232/kamala-harris-israel-gaza-dnc