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Ezra Klein's " Seven Theories for Why Biden is Losing" - guess what's not one of them (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There are the only mentions of Gaza:

Voters think Biden is too liberal. The Biden administration has worried about shoring up its left flank, particularly since the war in Gaza. But the Times-Siena poll found that while Biden is losing only 2 percent of his “very liberal” voters from 2020 to Trump, he is losing 16 percent of his supporters who described themselves as moderate and conservative.

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In the Times-Siena poll, 21 percent of voters say the economy will drive their vote, while 7 percent say inflation is their top issue. By contrast, immigration is the top issue for 12 percent of voters, abortion is the top issue for 11 percent, the war between Israelis and Palestinians is the top issue for 2 percent and crime is the top issue for fewer than 1 percent.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Most people vote with their pocketbook, and even on the terrain that Biden chose to fight on he fucking ate shit. He didn't do anything to fight inflation or price gouging, he just sat there and let it happen and then all his surrogates bitch and moan how you can't blame the president when the economy is bad but fall all over themselves to claim credit when the economy is perceived to be doing well.

The Gaza issue is just another case study in Biden's governing style.. completely out of touch and spending all their time scolding their voters about how even though he didn't do anything he still deserves your vote, even though he thinks you're a fucking disgusting little pig and how dare you question him or demand anything of him, don't you see that Trump would be worse?