Republicans are using a narrative of chaos and ā€˜philosophical divisions on Israelā€™ among Democrats to sink Bidenā€™s campaign

Republicans have identified recent college protests against Israelā€™s war in Gaza as the core of an election campaign narrative of chaos that they hope can be used to sink Joe Bidenā€™s presidency.

The approach was bluntly crystallised by Tom Cotton, the Republican senator Arkansas, in a recent television interview when he mocked the encampments that have sprung up in recent weeks as ā€œlittle Gazasā€ and lambasted the president for a perceived failure to unequivocally denounce instances of antisemitism.

  • MrVilliam@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I think Biden is far from perfect. I straight up disagree with him on a few things. Iā€™d say he actually kinda sucks in some ways. But at the end of the day, heā€™s gotten a lot more done in closer to the right direction than I ever wouldā€™ve expected, and the other viable option to vote for will undo that and steer things in the wrong direction if elected.

    We just canā€™t let good be the enemy of perfect. Biden is the only option for any hope of a positive future. A lot of the posters youā€™re talking about are bad faith actors, and their whole goal is convincing some people to stay home in November. 2020 went to Biden by only like 30k people across a handful of states, so itā€™s pretty clear that they want to dissuade people who are somewhat on the fence to chip away at that difference. They know that trump is polarizing af and even with the electoral college tilting in their favor, they need to pretend that Biden is polarizing too.

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      7 months ago

      I donā€™t think you understand that these Gazans would see America burn to the ground before they acknowledge that Biden might be the best option.

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          7 months ago

          Iā€™m guessing theyā€™re using the shit stain politicianā€™s nomenclature to describe the protesters.

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            7 months ago

            I canā€™t keep up with all the dumb lore in the right wing fandom. Thereā€™s better fiction out there, guys.