I don’t think even replacing Biden would get the anti-genocide people to vote for him; If Biden doesn’t end all support for Israel, no promise to do so by a dem-backed candidate is going to be taken seriously.
Trying to pressure the DNC to replace Biden makes more sense than trying to shame voters, but it’s still less effective than pressuring Biden to end the genocide.
I would vote for someone other than Biden as long as they didn’t take AIPAC money. If they actually replaced him at the convention it would be a material acknowledgement that this kind of insane support for Israel is politically unviable going forward in the Democratic party.
I’d also consider voting Biden if Hakeem Jeffries banned Dems from taking AIPAC money, similarly to how Dems banned taking NRA money back in the day once the NRA started trying to play both sides against eachother.
It would also help if the Dem establishment raised a finger to defend progressive members when AIPAC raised millions to unseat them (even if it meant putting a Republican in their seat).
There’s a lot that Dems could do to bring people back to the table, but the complete lack of any kind of real action is basically a repeated slap in the face to the non-genocide supporting wing of the party. What people don’t want is “meetings with the community” and “private phone calls to Bibi expressing my stern disappointment”. People have been clear to Biden what he needs to do, there’s nothing to discuss or negotiate about.
I don’t think even replacing Biden would get the anti-genocide people to vote for him; If Biden doesn’t end all support for Israel, no promise to do so by a dem-backed candidate is going to be taken seriously.
Trying to pressure the DNC to replace Biden makes more sense than trying to shame voters, but it’s still less effective than pressuring Biden to end the genocide.
I would vote for someone other than Biden as long as they didn’t take AIPAC money. If they actually replaced him at the convention it would be a material acknowledgement that this kind of insane support for Israel is politically unviable going forward in the Democratic party.
I’d also consider voting Biden if Hakeem Jeffries banned Dems from taking AIPAC money, similarly to how Dems banned taking NRA money back in the day once the NRA started trying to play both sides against eachother.
It would also help if the Dem establishment raised a finger to defend progressive members when AIPAC raised millions to unseat them (even if it meant putting a Republican in their seat).
There’s a lot that Dems could do to bring people back to the table, but the complete lack of any kind of real action is basically a repeated slap in the face to the non-genocide supporting wing of the party. What people don’t want is “meetings with the community” and “private phone calls to Bibi expressing my stern disappointment”. People have been clear to Biden what he needs to do, there’s nothing to discuss or negotiate about.