Many voters believe, with good reason, that none of this would have happened without Bidenās assent. Biden has continued to speak of Israelās attack on Palestinian civilians using the absurd language of āself-defenseā. He has insulted Jewish Americans and the memory of the Holocaust by invoking them to justify the slaughter. And though his White House repeatedly leaks that he is āprivatelyā dismayed by Israelās conduct of the war, he has done little to stop the flow of US money and guns that support it.
Even after the US state department issued a vexed and mealy-mouthed report on Israelās conduct, which nevertheless concluded that it was reasonable to assess that Israel was in violation of international humanitarian law, the Biden administration has continued to fund these violations. That state department report was published on 10 May. The Biden administration told Congress that it intends to move forward with a $1bn arms sale to Israel. āOK, [Israel] likely broke the law, but not enough to change policy,ā is how one reporter summarized the administrationās judgment. āSo, what is the point of the report? I mean, in the simplest terms, whatās the point?ā
Meanwhile, Biden has expressed public disdain for the Americans ā many of whom he needs to vote for him ā who have taken to protest on behalf of Palestinian lives. Speaking with evident approval of the violent police crackdowns against anti-genocide student demonstrations, he said coolly: āDissent must never lead to disorder.ā
I think itās probably too late to even bother speculating, but I think that there are a few who couldāve been better picks if Biden had chosen to not run for reelection and we got a full primary. Adam Schiff has proven to be organized and effective. Katie Porter might need more experience, but the way CA districts got adjusted it mightāve been a good time for her to shoot her shot. Hakeem Jeffries has proven his ability to unite the party. Gavin Newsom aināt perfect, but I wouldnāt be surprised by a Presidential run in 28 or 32; he couldāve been a solid pick for this year too. I know heās had an unsuccessful attempt already, but Pete Buttigieg is charismatic af, speaks laps around everybody, and now has more experience than in his run years ago; heās much more ready now.
Iām certainly missing other rising stars, and each of these people has their own baggage as everybody does, but Iām confident that these all wouldāve been good nominees right now. I didnāt bother renaming Raskin, but I think he wouldāve done fine this year too. Crockett is great, but I think she might need a little more time before she can realistically hope for a successful Presidential run. Iād love to see her do more in committees, go to the Senate, or even get a cabinet position before she tries for that level. I like her passion and no nonsense approach, but I want to see her capability for calm unity over clapback, and I think that will come from further experience.
Idk, Iām kinda excited for up and coming younger Democrats; Iām also terrified of the dogshit up and coming younger Republicans who are basically just professional twitter trolls.
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All fair points that I didnāt want to hear lol. At the same time, itās been proven that a man of color can win the presidency and that a woman of color can win the vice presidency in this country, so Iām hesitant to jump right into thinking that only a white, Christian, hetero, cis man can beat trump. It might even get more excitement out of people to come vote for something that isnāt yet another old white guy, which is the only real reason I was hesitant to mention Newsom.
Idk, itās all speculation on a hypothetical situation, so itās impossible to say how well anybody wouldāve done in this scenario. Just interesting to hear othersā thoughts and see a more thoughtful take than usual. Cheers :)
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