He was damned if he did and damned if he didn’t.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said on Sunday, October 29, that President Joe Biden’s full-throated support of Israel is going to cost him come Election Day 2024. She’s likely technically correct – but what the progressive congresswoman doesn’t seem to understand is that he would lose even more had he sided with Palestine. Even ignoring the conflict entirely would alienate millions of voters. Once Israel declared war against Hamas, Biden ran out of “good” options; he was damned if he did and damned if he didn’t. The best he could do is exactly what he did: Pick the side that more Americans support and hope the minority of voters who abandon him aren’t enough to send him packing.
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Rep. Jayapal warned the president to “be careful” when it comes to supporting Israel in…
