Biden’s Support for Genocide May Cost Him Key Swing States
A new poll reports that 20% of voters in five key swing states are less likely to vote for Joe Biden because of his support for Israel’s war on Gaza. It suggests that his policy has been not just morally monstrous but maybe politically disastrous too.
A voter from the pro-Palestine uncommitted campaign rallies outside of a polling location at Maples Elementary School on February 27, 2024, in Dearborn, Michigan. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
A new poll of voters in five key battleground states has found that President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israeli assault on Gaza is greatly impacting his chances of reelection — with some 20 percent “less likely” to show up for him at the ballot box in November.
The poll, released Tuesday and conducted by YouGov, was commissioned by Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action), a political group, and voters were surveyed in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, where Democrats narrowly won in 2020, as well as in Minnesota, where Democrats and former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton edged out Donald Trump in 2016.
“What this opinion poll suggests is that Biden cannot continue to ignore the convictions and demands of a large segment of the Democratic electoral base if he wants to preserve his chances of winning,” said Osama Abuirshaid, AJP Action’s executive director.
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