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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

From the objective POV, that's what we want. Not what she needs. Everything I've ever learned about politics says don't go radical in the campaign unless you're desperate. And by radical I don't mean ideologically. I mean going where the polls are less than 60-99 percent in favor of something. And that has to be micro as well. For example it doesn't help her if she goes hard left if the state she needs to win doesn't have a hard left population big enough to support that. Or worse, she trades a state for it.

We really have the world's worst way of electing our Executive. So she's going to stay in that position of demanding a cease fire, and talking about civilian casualties until the campaign is over. And she's right to do so unless there's polling to say that's more harmful to her than making a statement to take a side with Palestinians.

I would love for her to come over and fully denounce Israel. But the politics of the situation don't allow for it. She's not tarred in the same way as Biden and she's going to stay neutral as long as she can.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I would love for her to come over and fully denounce Israel. But the politics of the situation don’t allow for it. She’s not tarred in the same way as Biden and she’s going to stay neutral as long as she can.

i've assumed this is why she had to meet with netanyahu in private after he addressed congress; something of an overture to those who boycotted it.

and i wish she had less of biden's political tar on her so that i could be happy w the statement released after that private meeting to nudge that voting needle towards kamala instead of west or stein.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

There is no reason to believe she will differ from Biden given her past record.