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Progressives rebel against Biden’s handling of Israel-Gaza crisis
Washington Post via Google archive ^ | October 25, 2023 | Marisa Iati and Colby Itkowitz

Posted on 10/25/2023 2:08:22 PM PDT by grundle

Cordell Cox has volunteered for a Democrat in every presidential race since Barack Obama’s 2008 run. Next year, he might sit it out.

Cox, a 33-year-old in Michigan, said he’ll probably still cast a ballot for President Biden if he’s the Democratic nominee. But, Cox said, he won’t work to increase turnout and fears that some of his friends will choose a third-party candidate or decline to vote altogether.

To them, Biden’s handling of the violence in Israel and Gaza has been unacceptable. As the White House advocates for sending $14 billion in aid to Israel, Cox and his like-minded friends commiserate in a group text about their shared belief that, as Cox said in an interview, “we should stop sending money and bombs to other countries while we can’t fix the water crisis in Flint, [Mich.,] or feed our homeless.”

That sentiment reflects a surge of pro-Palestinian feelings on the part of progressives, especially younger ones, that could jeopardize the fragile alliance Biden has carefully nurtured with the left over the past three years. From climate change to student loans to labor activism, Biden’s policies and rhetoric have won over many liberals who have long been suspicious of him, and several prominent progressive leaders vowed last summer to back Biden for another term.

But in recent days, former staffers to congressional Democrats have criticized Biden’s refusal to call for a cease-fire in Gaza. Hundreds of demonstrators were arrested after protesting at the White House and the Capitol making the same demand. A State Department official and a staff member for Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) resigned. Crowd members booed a Muslim administration official who spoke at the funeral of a Palestinian American boy killed in what authorities say was a hate crime.

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TOPICS: Israel; Miscellaneous; US: California; US: District of Columbia; US: Michigan; US: Minnesota; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: california; colbyitkowitz; cordellcox; democrats; districtofcolumbia; domesticenemies; flint; gaza; hamas; israel; jeffbezos; marisaiati; michigan; minnesota; newyork; pennsylvania; rokhanna; waronterror; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost

1 posted on 10/25/2023 2:08:22 PM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle

Some vanilla rebellion there.....ooohhhh.....


2 posted on 10/25/2023 2:10:53 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: grundle
"I might sit out voting for Biden"

Real trail blazer there.

3 posted on 10/25/2023 2:11:39 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: grundle

All these Hamas supporters should be rounded up and sent to Gaza before Israel starts their ground invasion, then they can Fight for what they believe.


4 posted on 10/25/2023 2:12:29 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: grundle

Bidenskyyyyy needs to stop paying their student loans. Obviously the morons didn’t learn anything. They’re a bunch of muzzie terrorist-loving, Jew haters.


5 posted on 10/25/2023 2:17:47 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't be an attention ho. Country Music Stars aren't given Grammys by the retarded, "woke" left. )
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To: grundle

Alternate headline: “Commies Mad Biden is Not Bombing Israel Yet”


6 posted on 10/25/2023 2:18:14 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: FlingWingFlyer

The problem here, like almost everywhere is folks expect Uncle Sam to fix their LOCAL issues.

Flint should fix their issues and maybe the rest of the state should help.

How often does this clown volunteer to feed the homeless. Dem don’t wanna get their hands dirty. SOS


7 posted on 10/25/2023 2:27:21 PM PDT by SteelPSUGOP
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To: blackdog
But, Cox said, he won’t work to increase turnou

The Michigan Mean Girls - "Dirty Josey" Benson, Governor Shinyface and Nazi Nessel have got the ballot turnout covered, Cordell.

No worries!

8 posted on 10/25/2023 2:28:08 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: grundle

This has been quite interesting to watch.

Ethan Klein (who is leftist) has had his listening base turn on him because he’s a Jew.


9 posted on 10/25/2023 2:30:48 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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To: blackdog

Can you say PRESIDENT TRUMP, kiddies


10 posted on 10/25/2023 2:31:59 PM PDT by Robe (A nation can survive its fools and even n the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: grundle

They hate you far worse then anything. They will always blindly vote for whom ever the Demos tell them to vote for.


11 posted on 10/25/2023 2:40:21 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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The cynical me says that these twenty and thirty somethings are blowing a lot of smoke.

They’re tried and true supporters of Crazy Uncle Bernie - but when push comes to shove, they’ll come back and check the Dem box on their ballot (or ballots) because the road to socialist revolution begins at the ballot box.

They know Biden is a senile ass but they also know that fellow travellers are behind the scene like puppeteers pushing Biden.


12 posted on 10/25/2023 2:53:28 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: blackdog

Its got to be tough for these home grown national socialists who apparently want to see the US adopt the policies of their European forebears in the mid-twentieth century by supporting the jewish genocide sought by the Islamic terrorists they appear to admire. Frankly, Obama’s subtle endorsement of the terrorists by denying the racism inherent in their religion since its inception is not helpful and should be rejected rather than used as a rationalization of for their barbarism.

Their problem, of course, is they are incapable of seeing the situation as it really is: the abusers of the Gazans are their own leaders (Hamas and Palestinian Authority and Arab Staes in the region). My perception is that is not unusual for people so hate-filled (against Jews, in this case).


13 posted on 10/25/2023 2:57:54 PM PDT by Vesparado (The American people know what they want and they deserve to get it good and hard --- HL Mencken)
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To: blackdog

Its got to be tough for these home grown national socialists who apparently want to see the US adopt the policies of their European forebears in the mid-twentieth century by supporting the jewish genocide sought by the Islamic terrorists they appear to admire. Frankly, Obama’s subtle endorsement of the terrorists by denying the racism inherent in their religion since its inception is not helpful and should be rejected rather than used as a rationalization of for their barbarism.

Their problem, of course, is they are incapable of seeing the situation as it really is: the abusers of the Gazans are their own leaders (Hamas and Palestinian Authority and Arab Staes in the region). My perception is that is not unusual for people so hate-filled (against Jews, in this case).


14 posted on 10/25/2023 2:58:04 PM PDT by Vesparado (The American people know what they want and they deserve to get it good and hard --- HL Mencken)
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To: grundle

Aging hippies should help their grandchildren (should they have them) sign up for the draft.


15 posted on 10/25/2023 3:01:25 PM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: FlingWingFlyer

This is Sista Soldja triangulation BS. MSM is pushing the “brave Joe is standing strong with Israel” crap when behind the scenes he is trying to handcuff them.


16 posted on 10/25/2023 3:09:34 PM PDT by gibsonguy ( )
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To: grundle

I wonder if this will finally wake up those demo loving jews.


17 posted on 10/25/2023 3:17:45 PM PDT by Jean2
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To: grundle

21 US troops injured by Iran.


18 posted on 10/25/2023 3:21:42 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: grundle

“Cordell Cox has volunteered for a Democrat in every presidential race since Barack Obama’s 2008 run. Next year, he might sit it out. Cox, a 33-year-old in Michigan, said he’ll probably still cast a ballot for President Biden if he’s the Democratic nominee.”

“he’ll probably still cast a ballot for President Biden if he’s the Democratic nominee.”

Now I’m sure the stupid virus is incurable


19 posted on 10/25/2023 4:05:57 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: grundle

Bend over and drop your drawers Jo Jo, the Millies and Zeros are throwing tantrums again. If you want their votes, you better give them what they want.


20 posted on 10/25/2023 4:08:53 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't be an attention ho. Country Music Stars aren't given Grammys by the retarded, "woke" left. )
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