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More than 100 Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and progressive Democrats and community leaders have signed a letter making the case for those reluctant to support Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.

“We know that many in our communities are resistant to vote for Kamala Harris because of the Biden administration’s complicity in the genocide,” the letter, published Thursday night, reads.

“Some of us have lost many family members in Gaza and Lebanon. We respect those who feel they simply can’t vote for a member of the administration that sent the bombs that may have killed their loved ones,” the letter continued. “As we consider the full situation carefully, however, we conclude that voting for Kamala Harris is the best option for the Palestinian cause and all of our communities.”

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[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 23 points 19 hours ago

It's a major complication / fault with running a candidate who is in office already. They cannot deviate from the official position, tone, language, admission of guilt, etc.

I'm not saying I have secret info and Harris would 180 on Israel if she won, just saying she can't even build breathing room from Biden while being the sitting vp.

This is not an excuse for the administration's stance, just a reflection on the challenges of running while in office.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

They cannot deviate from the official position, tone, language, admission of guilt, etc.

Why not? She's not the Secretary of State, and she's not running the administration like Cheney. She can differ from Biden. After all, she moved to his right when she said she would appoint a Republican to her cabinet.

[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago

Yeah, when she first started running, I figured she was trying not to undermine Biden's ceasefire negotiations, but I assumed she would find some way to reach out to the Arab communities she needs for Michigan and Wisconsin. Now It's the 11th hour, and she hasn't done anything. I just don't understand why they're completely ignoring this demographic.

[-] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world -4 points 19 hours ago

They cannot deviate from the official position, tone, language, admission of guilt, etc.

Just have her hug an Arab child or something.

Why are they so bad at this?

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 11 points 19 hours ago

Imo the Arab/Palestinian community would see that for the pandering that it is

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 hours ago

Yeah it's really a no-win scenario. Probably why she's just avoiding the subject altogether.

[-] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Yeah, probably. She should still do it.

Her problem isn’t just with the Palestinian community.

There was a surge of enthusiasm among Democrats when Kamala was first elected because people thought she might take action on Gaza. That enthusiasm soon evaporated when it became apparent that she wouldn’t.

People are desperate for anything and she’s giving them nothing.

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -1 points 4 hours ago

It's a complicated issue and explaining it to people who have been spending the last year consuming Iranian propaganda isn't going to get her anywhere. People want her to say "Israel is evil" and anything other than that will have them screaming "genocide Kamala" in the same way they scream "genocide Joe."

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

It’s a complicated issue

"We should condition weapons sales to Israel" is not complicated. Centrists love to pretend that anything they don't want to do is too complicated for feeble progressive minds to understand.

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 19 hours ago

Yeah let's downplay EVERYTHING ELSE she's campaigned on and redefine democratic excitement to be focused solely on Palestine, and yeah you're right.

[-] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

and redefine democratic excitement to be focused solely on Palestine

I’m not redefining anything. I’m telling you: Democrats are not excited about Harris.

“Sure, she supports genocide, but logically you should still vote for her for these other reasons” is not how you win an election.

If people aren’t excited to vote for your candidate, they stay home.

[-] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat -1 points 5 hours ago

A: Defines Kamala Harris purely in terms of the war Netanyahu started, from an American client state for the last 40 years, which Biden then supported.

B: Points out that Democrats are hugely supportive of Harris, although her failure to break away from all of that and condemn the war in Gaza is a huge black mark, yes.

A: Defines Harris purely in terms of the war et cetera, but this time adding "I'm telling you."

Sterling.

[-] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

"Excited: Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy."

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/excited

If Democrats don't know what "excited" means, that would explain a lot.

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