The Dems and Nancy "Go back to China" Pelosi are feeling the pressure over Gaza.
The protests of U.S. support for Israel’s war on Palestine are growing.
The protests have taken many forms from street action to voting uncommitted in the Democratic Party primaries.
Democratic leaders are concerned about the impact of the peace movement on the 2024 elections.
And they should be.
Visions of 1968 and the defeat of Hubert Humphrey to Richard Nixon could turn into reality as Johnson - I mean Biden’s - poll numbers remain under water.
I have friends who criticize me for talking trash about Biden’s arms commitments to Netanyahu. “Trump will be worse,” they warn me.
But that’s not on me.
Tell it to Biden.
And the truth is that the protests seem to be having some impact.
Just look at Nancy Pelosi, former Democratic Speaker of the House.
Just a few weeks ago she was calling on the DOJ to investigate pro-Palestinian student protestors and yelling at the protesters to “go back to China”.
But as polls show support for Biden refuses to budge beyond 40% and the loss of the White House and Congress by the Democrats becomes more likely, Pelosi and other Dems are slowly getting the message and pivoting.
More than three dozen congressional Democrats – including representative Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker and a key Joe Biden ally – signed a letter to the president and the secretary of state Antony Blinken, urging a halt to weapons transfers to Israel.
“In light of the recent strike against aid workers and the ever-worsening humanitarian crisis, we believe it is unjustifiable to approve these weapons transfers,” the letter said. It was signed by Pelosi and 36 other Democrats including Representatives Barbara Lee, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Nancy “Go Back to China” Pelosi joining The Squad and Bernie calling for a halt to sending weapons to Israel?
We can’t stop now.