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The young progressives who might make a difference on college campuses across the purple states don’t share your instinctive acceptance of Israel as a natural ally of the US in the region, and could generally care less about hezbullah’s relationship with Iran.

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Agreed. The New Yorker has a story on this exact dynamic in Michigan.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/30/unco...

Troy Zukowski, a representative of the Michigan Jewish Democrats who considers himself “center left,” told me, “If Harris were to threaten to cut off aid to Israel, that would be political suicide. But I’m confident she won’t do anything like that.” Other Michigan voters have the opposite view. In 2022, Michigan had the highest youth turnout of any state, and it has the largest proportion of Arab American residents. According to a poll in March, a majority of Americans disapproved of Israel’s military actions in Gaza. Another poll showed that a majority of Americans did not want to send weapons to Israel; among likely Democratic voters, young voters, and Black voters, the proportion was at least three-quarters. “The D.C. bigwigs I talk to are in total denial about how pissed off people are,” Andy Levin said. When it comes to the general election, “they go, ‘What are these people gonna do? Stay home?’ ” He widened his eyes and smacked a palm against his forehead: Yeah, no **** they will.

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