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@FLGLchicago @augieray so, first of all, I think it's defensible to say that Joe Biden is pro-war. He has voted for every major war since Vietnam, which he neither supported nor opposed. He did oppose the Reagan-era secret wars in Central America, which is to his credit.
@FLGLchicago @augieray the fact that a majority of Americans and a supermajority of Democrats oppose the war is easy to Google.
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/27/majority-americans-disapprove-israel-gaza-poll
@FLGLchicago @augieray the question of whether a candidate and campaign should change their policy or platform to garner more votes is a difficult one. On the one hand, responsiveness to public opinion is one of the goals of representative democracy. On the other, standing firm on principle is sometimes necessary even in the face of losing an election. I guess the question is, is support of the war in Gaza a principle worth losing an election over.