Subject: Re: Matt Gaetz cost his party dearly
The problem for the democrats is that Tlaib and the others aren't going to grasp that reality.

Nah - and I thought you were more cynical than that!

Look, even AOC was able to read the room. By Tuesday, she was affirmatively condemning the Democratic Socialist event in New York. AOC! Openly criticizing the New York DSA! Even the most dye-in-the-wool progressive Congresscritters have a halfway decent political radar - else they wouldn't have been elected. Normally that radar is laser-focused (mixed metaphor) on their district constituency - but given time and feedback from the rest of the delegation, they will understand the state of play around an issue.

That doesn't mean Rashida Tlaib's going to come out in full-throated support of Israel. She's more supportive of the Palestinian cause than perhaps any other Congressbeing. Her comments will reflect that - and her views will almost certainly not be in line with what most Americans think of the situation.

But what she's not going to do is give the same speech she would have given within 48 hours after the event - when the scope of atrocities was still being confirmed, and without benefit of seeing the backlash. It will still be great fodder for GOP attack ads - but it won't be anything close to the political that might have happened had she given a rushed response to the attacks.