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[alt text: a screenshot of a tweet by @delaney_nolan, which says, "Biden/Harris saw this polling and decided to keep unconditionally arming Israel". Below the tweet is a screenshot from an article, which states: "In Pennsylvania, 34% of respondents said they would be more likely to vote for the Democratic nominee if the nominee vowed to withold weapons to Israel, compared to 7% who said they would be less likely. The rest said it would make no difference. In Arizona, 35% said they'd be more likely, while 5% would be less likely. And in Georgia, 39% said they'd be more likely, also compared to 5% who would be less likely."]

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Don't blame your allies."

Proceeds to blame his allies, picking out the one wedge issue which the opponents used to greatest effect to split the left in this election.

Nothing in particular that would help anyone pick up the pieces, or figure out what happens now or what to do.

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fair point. It's the day after the election. Anger is a valid emotion. Today, I'm choosing to direct my anger at the Harris campaign for doing fuck-all to court undecided voters. Not the people in this thread; I suspect almost every American here went to the ballot box and voted for Harris/Walz, regardless of their opinions about Israel.

When I say "undecided voters", I mean the single mothers in Pennsylvania that are so completely underwater because they have two jobs and everything is so expensive now and they probably have medical debt and other bills weighing them down. The people that don't have time to watch every Harris interview and decide whether or not they are "coconut-pilled". Those people saw what Harris was selling, and the message they received was "more of Biden, who did fuck all for me". In the face of that, and when you have to move heaven and earth just to get the time to go vote, why would you bother?

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 2 points 1 month ago

I've spent enough of my arguing about politics energy for today, especially now that the horse has left the barn.

https://ponder.cat/comment/839212

https://ponder.cat/comment/837488

https://ponder.cat/comment/835981

That's my response. There's some good stuff in there. I do not require any kind of response on any of it.