{"id":2249303,"date":"2024-05-21T09:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judgment-day-biden-once-backed-protests-as-part-of-winning-coalition-now-hes-their-target-2\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T09:44:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:44:19","slug":"judgment-day-biden-once-backed-protests-as-part-of-winning-coalition-now-hes-their-target-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judgment-day-biden-once-backed-protests-as-part-of-winning-coalition-now-hes-their-target-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden, once supported protests, now faces their backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudgment-day-biden-once-backed-protests-as-part-of-winning-coalition-now-hes-their-target-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2249303&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text explores the evolving dynamics between Joe Biden,\u200d protests, and the Democratic Party. It delves into the shifts from the 2020 campaign to \u2064the \u200dcurrent scenario, highlighting Biden&#8217;s changing stance\u2062 and the fractures \u2062within the Democratic Party concerning protests, particularly regarding Israel. The article hints \u200bat potential implications for Biden&#8217;s reelection bid amidst rising tensions and dissent.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Election Day is less than six months away, and voters have a familiar choice of Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Unless it\u2019s <\/em>The Godfather Part II<em>, sequels rarely live up to the hype. Although it may look like a 2020 repeat, the stars are competing in a different game, under different rules. This\u00a0series, \u2018<\/em><strong><em>Judgment Day: Why 2024 rematch won\u2019t be any old sequel,<\/em><\/strong><em>  investigates the\u00a0key\u00a0differences from 2020. Part Two is on the changes in the protest movement that have hurt Biden\u2019s campaign.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Black Lives Matter<\/a> protests took hold across the nation four years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> rushed to embrace the fury that erupted in major cities and found common cause with them. <\/p>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, then the junior Democratic senator from California, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KamalaHarris\/posts\/if-youre-able-to-chip-in-now-to-the-minnesota-freedom-fund-to-help-post-bail-for\/10158943194687923\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fundraised money<\/a> to bail out Minnesota protesters arrested by police for demonstrating against George Floyd\u2019s murder. <\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden, then a Democratic presidential candidate, emerged from his basement to hold his first in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-offices-across-country-remain-closed-due-to-pandemic\/\" title=\"Dem Offices Across Country Remain Closed Due to Pandemic\">-person campaign event<\/a> since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020 to make overtures to activists and black leaders in Wilmington, Delaware. After visiting a protest site, Biden pledged to establish a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-puts-plans-for-national-police-oversight-board-on-hold\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Puts Plans For National Police Oversight Board On Hold\">police oversight board<\/a> in the first 100 days in office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PART ONE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2993736\/electoral-map-hampers-bidens-rematch-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\u2018NO ROOM FOR ERROR\u2019 ELECTORAL MAP HAMPERS BIDEN\u2019S REMATCH WITH TRUMP\">\u2018NO ROOM FOR ERROR\u2019 ELECTORAL MAP HAMPERS BIDEN\u2019S REMATCH WITH TRUMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a viral moment that swept social media, Democratic leaders such as then-House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) and then-Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) draped themselves in kente cloths and knelt in the Capitol Visitor Center\u00a0for eight minutes and 46 seconds in tribute to Floyd, who died after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>In contrast, then-President Donald Trump did not rush to embrace the anguish of the pandemic and the protests. Nor did many members of the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Trump raged against antifa for inciting some activists to burn down police facilities and cars in multiple cities throughout the country. At times, Trump threatened to unleash dogs on protesters and suggested looters would be shot.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looting leads to shooting, and that\u2019s why a man was shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday night \u2013 or look at what just happened in Louisville with 7 people shot. I don\u2019t want this to happen, and that\u2019s what the expression put out last night means\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1266434153932894208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In an infamous moment, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) called for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/06\/03\/opinion\/tom-cotton-protests-military.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>federal troops<\/a> to quash the protest, prompting heavy blowback. <\/p>\n<p>Four years later, Biden and Trump are competing against one another again for the presidency, and the nation finds itself again in a state of protest. This time, however, the outrage is over Israel\u2019s battle against Hamas, and Biden finds himself in an unfamiliar spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/election-2024\/?utm_source=homepage&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=iowa_caucus&#038;utm_id=election2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden is no longer an ally to protesters. He has become the one being protested.<\/p>\n<p>At campaign rallies, Biden\u2019s and Harris\u2019s speeches have been interrupted by activists pushing for a ceasefire in the Middle East conflict. Even Biden\u2019s government employees are being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3007031\/gaza-protests-lower-level-federal-officials-fair-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"targeted for disruption\">targeted for disruption<\/a> as the anger has spread nationwide to cities and college campuses.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Many of the protesters are members of the coalition that won Biden the presidency in 2020. Now, as the 2024 battle heats up, Democrats can\u2019t afford to ignore the rising anger of the very same voters they need to retain the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Some in the GOP, seizing on the disunity among Democrats, are already declaring victory ahead of the November election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden\u2019s already lost as a result of the protests, the violence on college campuses. I think he\u2019s done,\u201d said Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), a key Trump ally. \u201cStick a fork in him. It\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Democrats splinter over supporting Israel <\/h2>\n<p>One of the chief differences between then and now is that Democrats are no longer as united in their support for protesters as they were in 2020. These differences have erupted in Congress, on college campuses, and in several primary contests ahead of the November election.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict between Israel and Hamas has erupted simmering tensions in the Democratic Party on how far the United States is willing to support Israel, as allegations of genocide against Palestinians living in Gaza have been lobbed against the beleaguered nation.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>A man visiting from New Jersey holds up a poster in support of bringing Israeli hostages home behind a protest in which a large banner that says \u201cBiden: Ceasefire Now\u201d along with fake white body bags, representing those killed in the escalating conflict in Gaza and Israel, is displayed in front of the White House on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arab, Muslim, progressive, and young voters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-dems-now-the-party-of-white-collar-workers-republicans-more-working-class\/\" title=\"Poll Shows Dems Now the Party of White-collar Workers, Republicans More Working Class\">key voting blocs<\/a> in the Democratic coalition, have continually pressured the Biden administration to cut off support to Israel.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve gone so far as to stage protest votes in several state primaries, beginning with Michigan\u2019s primary in late February, in which more than 101,000 Democrats opted to snub Biden and vote uncommitted.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), a progressive member of the \u201cSquad,\u201d claimed she was proud to vote uncommitted in a public rebuke of the leader of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>The movement spread to several states in the primary calendar and poses a serious risk to Biden\u2019s reelection. If just enough of these \u201cAbandon Biden\u201d voters refuse to vote for him in November or stay home, it could cost Biden key battleground states and, ultimately, the election.<\/p>\n<h2>GOP capitalizes on Democratic disagreement <\/h2>\n<p>Republicans remain largely united that the U.S. should remain unequivocal in its support of Israel and rejecting antisemitism. <\/p>\n<p>But they have pounced on the infighting among Democrats to push forward on messaging bills in support of Israel, running on a theme of law-and-order similar to the 2020 election, and denigrating university leaders by claiming their embrace of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives has led to a rising tide of antisemitism on college campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Many congressional Republicans have slammed the college encampments that, at times, have led to violent protests and disruptions and have demanded law enforcement step in. It\u2019s a move long consistent with the GOP\u2019s support of police officers going back to Richard Nixon\u2019s successful 1968 election in which he pushed for justice and order in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this particular case, you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judgment-day-biden-once-backed-protests-as-part-of-winning-coalition-now-hes-their-target\/\" title=\"Biden's Evolution: From Supporting Protests to Becoming Their Target\">people disrupting academic settings<\/a>, trespassing and destroying property, and threatening Jewish students. There\u2019s an antisemitic component to it. That\u2019s troubling,\u201d Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s behind this movement at the end of the day is this argument that Israel\u2019s committing genocide and targeting and killing civilians for purposes of punishing Hamas and the Palestinians. This is a false narrative, and it\u2019s giving fuel to these groups,\u201d Rubio continued. \u201cBut no matter what Biden does, don\u2019t ever appease them, he can hold back weapons like he\u2019s trying to do now. It\u2019s not going to appease these groups. These groups want the destruction of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have also found success in pillorying college presidents who have struggled to quell the protests.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) was widely credited with leading to the ouster of two Ivy League leaders, University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill and Harvard University President Claudine Gay, after holding congressional hearings on antisemitism\u00a0with university presidents.<\/p>\n<p>The resignations earned her high praise from Trump and consideration as his running mate. <\/p>\n<p>The GOP has continuously condemned any actions from Biden appeasing members of his party who want the U.S. to end support for Israel. <\/p>\n<p>After Biden claimed that if Israel invaded Rafah, he would block specific 2,000-pound bombs from Israel, Republicans were universal in their disapproval.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Protesters demonstrate against the war in Gaza outside the entrance to the campus of Columbia University on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo\/Mary Altaffer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The House GOP brought forth a vote on the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, forcing Biden to send $1 billion in weaponry to Israel, but it has little chance of passing into law.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> is pushing forth a $1 billion weapon shipment to\u00a0Israel that includes $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles, and $60 million in mortar rounds.<\/p>\n<p>The measure did little to appease the GOP. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a pittance. That is a window dressing. That is to try to give him political cover,\u201d House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said during a press conference Thursday morning. \u201cThose are things that were already determined a long time ago. We just passed the aid package just less than three weeks ago. And now they\u2019re defying the will of Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>From left, Elise Stefanik, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, and Majority Whip Tom Emmer speak to reporters about President Joe Biden pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The political risks for Biden are high <\/h2>\n<p>Biden is walking a fine line between appeasing the wide-tent coalition he needs to win reelection and not breaking with the American tradition of supporting Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Young and minority voters were key to Biden\u2019s success in 2020 but could be his downfall in 2024 if they refuse to support him again.<\/p>\n<p>But as he tried to acknowledge their grievances to Israel, it came with instant backlash from Congress. The red line Biden drew regarding Israel invading Rafah was rebuked by Democrats, such as Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), and most, if not all, Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s efforts have proven unsatisfactory to many vocal left-leaning Democrats who pushed back against descriptions that the protests are antisemitic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would, first of all, reframe [protests], not as pro-Palestinian but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-regime-thugs-gang-beat-spit-on-political-prisoner-to-terrorize-fellow-inmates\/\" title=\"Cuba: Regime Thugs Gang Beat, Spit on Political Prisoner to 'Terrorize' Fellow Inmates\">pro-human rights<\/a> and pro-humanity,\u201d said Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), a progressive member of the \u201cSquad.\u201d \u201cBecause they just want peace, and they\u2019re anti-war. And so they\u2019re protesting the collective punishment of Palestinian civilians, and the Democratic Party should be aligned with them and working for humanity together. That\u2019s what I would hope we will be doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Jamaal Bowman, from left, speaks alongside Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Jonathan Jackson, and Rep. Cori Bush during a vigil with state legislators and faith leaders on hunger strike outside the White House to demand that President Joe Biden call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza on Nov. 29, 2023. (AP Photo\/Nathan Howard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bowman, who is in a tough primary election in which the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is working to elect his opponent, would go on to dismiss the GOP\u2019s support of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GOP will weaponize any opportunity that they see,\u201d he added. \u201cIf they see a little bit of disagreement, they\u2019re gonna paint it as division and then weaponize it to create a narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/democratic-divide-gaza-war-campus-protests-hurting-biden-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2024-05-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Reuters<\/em>-Ipsos poll <\/a>released Thursday showed 44% of registered Democrats disapproved of Biden\u2019s handling of the Israel-Hamas crisis, with those same Democrats being less likely to commit to voting for Biden in November, a worrying sign for the president.<\/p>\n<p>Other Democrats pointed out that young voters are voting on a host of topics, not just over the Israel-Hamas battle.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/iop.harvard.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-04\/240415_Harvard_IOP_Spring_2024_Topline_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harvard Youth Poll<\/a> from March showed economic problems were the top concern for respondents, at 27%. The Israel-Palestinian conflict only received 2% support. However, 76% said they disapproved of how Biden is handling the war, and only 18% approved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, people feel very, very strongly, but the polling I saw said that even amongst youth, amongst young voters, that this is not \u2026 it was listed last in terms of their top voting concerns,\u201d Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said. \u201cThat being said, you know, the best thing possible, not just for elections, but is to get a ceasefire and get those hostages released.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than six months from Election Day, voters face a familiar dilemma with Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Sequels seldom match the original hype. Though 2020 may seem like a rerun, the candidates are playing by new rules in a different game. 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