Opinion | Joe Biden Is in Trouble – The New York Times

The savage terrorist attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza are spurring many young Americans to engage with the political moment at a heightened intensity that could, ultimately, influence the 2024 presidential race. President Biden is offering fulsome support to Israel, though with more words of caution recently. Yet according to multiple recent polls, fewer than a quarter of young voters who were crucial to Democratic victories in 2020 and overperformance in 2022 approve of the way that the president is handling the response to the war between Israel and Hamas.

In an Economist/YouGov survey of U.S. adults, more than a third of respondents ages 18 to 29 reported that the Israeli government s response to the Oct. 7 attacks that claimed 1,400 lives is too harsh. Each day Israel bombards Gazans and the United States is not viewed as a peacemaker, Mr. Biden s political position takes a hit with younger voters who see the war largely through the life-or-death prism of human rights.

To be clear, most 20- and 30-somethings agree that Hamas committed war crimes in Israel. Most do not look at this as an either/or situation: They want America to help both the Israeli and the Palestinian people. But young progressives remain unconvinced of their government s commitment to safeguarding the innocent. If that continues, the winning Biden 2020 coalition is at greater risk of fracturing and in the process, making Donald Trump s return to the White House more likely.

via 1ft.io

Meh. Hard to know how to interpret this.