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Democrats in Congress Are Out of Touch With Constituents on Israeli Genocide
Only 10 percent of House Democrats support Rep. Tlaib’s genocide resolution despite 77 percent of Democratic voters agreeing Israel is committing genocide, highlighting a major representation gap.
- Three weeks ago, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., introduced a resolution co-sponsored by twenty-one House Democrats, representing 10 percent, while a Quinnipiac Poll found 77 percent of Democrats think Israel is committing genocide.
- Amnesty International last week released a statement documenting that Israeli authorities are still committing genocide in the occupied Gaza Strip, a judgment shared by Human Rights Watch, the UN commission, and Israeli human-rights organizations.
- Donor dynamics are shifting as some Democrats refuse donations, with Democrats who once counted AIPAC among top donors now rejecting contributions and the Democratic Majority for Israel offshoot seen as misnamed.
- The huge gap has big implications for the party's primaries next year and the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, as Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., faces attack ads funded by pro-Israel advocacy groups.
- Political dynamics suggest deeper implications for leadership and policy as genocide denial links to ongoing U.S. weapons appropriations to Israel, while party leadership remains disconnected from Democratic voters.
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Democrats in Congress Are Out of Touch With Constituents on Israeli Genocide
Last month, some House members publicly acknowledged that Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza. It’s a judgment that Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch unequivocally proclaimed a year ago. Israeli human-rights organizations have reached the same conclusion. But such clarity is sparse in Congress. And no wonder. Genocide denial…
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution83% Left
Bias Distribution
- 83% of the sources lean Left
83% Left
L 83%
C 17%
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