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By Andy Bloom
“Since the October 7 Hamas attacks, many members of the Democrat Party have abandoned or gone weak-kneed in their support of Israel. The Biden administration says it supports Israel but then wants to direct Israel’s prosecution against Hamas. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who worries about election interference in the United States, thinks nothing of calling for regime change in Israel.
Meanwhile, progressives are full-throated in support of Palestinians. They are willing to overlook Hamas’s atrocities and lies. Sympathizers believe the Palestinians in Gaza are victims rather than complicit in Hamas’s barbarism.”
Why It Matters. “Leftist organizations, including MoveOn and Amnesty International, have demanded a ceasefire in Gaza. Then, Democrat-supporting unions piled on. They include the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the NEA (National Education Association) – the nation’s largest teachers union. In fact, 200 unions and labor organizations have formed the National Labor Network for Ceasefire (NLNC).
These groups and their demands on Israel and not Hamas are representative of the new Democratic coalition. CNN reported on a Quinnipiac University Poll last November. Far more Democrats under 35 sympathize with the Palestinians (74 percent) versus 16 percent who sympathize more with the Israelis. The trend developed even before Israel began its current fight in Gaza. In March 2023, a Gallup poll found that among Democrats, 49 percent were more sympathetic to Palestinians (49 percent) than Israelis (38 percent).”
Quotable. “There’s been a lot said about a “political realignment” recently. Specifically, the polls suggest that record numbers of Blacks and Hispanics could vote for Donald Trump. Further, Joe Biden’s poll numbers with younger voters are sagging.
These groups have traditionally voted in overwhelming numbers for Democrats. Time will tell if they will cast votes for Trump, let alone shift their allegiance to Republicans over multiple elections. If so, it would upset election calculus as pollsters and pundits have known them for the past 50+ years.”
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