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Most voters want a ceasefire, but few in Congress support one (substackcdn.com)

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^Alt text for screen readers: Most voters want a ceasefire, but hardly anyone in Congress supports one. This chart shows the percent in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. Among Democratic voters, 80 percent; House Democrats, 8 percent. Republican voters, 56 percent; House Republicans, 0 percent. All voters, 66 percent; all House members, 4 percent. Data comes from House Resolution 786 and an October 20, 2023 poll from Data for Progress. More at stephensemler.substack.com.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because the politicians know that if they propose/push for a ceasefire then the whole world will SCREAM hypocrisy over US response to 9/11

I highly doubt it. Most of the world wants a cease fire; I doubt people supporting the cease fire would call out the USA like that. I also don't see Europe griping about it. The only country to really complain will be Israel.

The main issue is that, while a cease fire may be a popular position among the public in the USA, it isn't a major issue for pro-Palestinian voters while it is a major issue for pro-Israeli ones.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Exactly this, it's always about getting reelected and staying in power.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Or those that vote one way get replaced by those who vote the other way.