A Gallup poll at the end of April found that 27% of Americans view immigration as the most important issue facing the country, topping the economy and inflation.

Piss off your own base to appeal to less than a third of the electorate that isn't going to vote for you anyway.

[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This doesn't mean that 73% don't care.

Also, the "liberal" media has been hell-bent on scaring people on the border. Truth is, a lot of moderates are concerned about the border. And they determine elections. As president, he is expected to address people's concerns.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)

He doesn't seem to care about people's concerns over the genocide. He picks and chooses which concerns he addresses.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

While you and I may care, and a lot of young college folks care.

Your "average" American could give shit less about what is going on in Gaza. If they even have any clue at all about it.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Cynicism. A majority of Americans disapprove of Israel's actions in Gaza. 55% disapprove to 36% approve.

If this goes on until November it will only get worse, but Biden doesn't care.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 5 months ago

Biden doesn't care because he knows he'll keep more votes than he loses by supporting Israel.

[–] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The genocide is one that I can't get over. I understand the bill that got Ukrainian aid. But he won't even call it a genocide. Even with Rafah he backpedaled.

I honestly like or at least accept the majority of Biden's term. But Gaza has been a disaster that he continues to botch.

[–] abuttandahalf@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

He's the one directly supporting it and making sure it happens. How's he gonna call it a genocide?

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (17 children)

As president, he is expected to address people's concerns.

Offer void for progressives' concerns.

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[–] Phegan@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Even more so. That 27% likely won't even hear about this since Fox News and other right wing outlets won't cover it.

[–] cbarrick@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's not like the Dem base will switch their votes to Trump.

At this point, now that the nominees are decided, the political game is to attract the swing vote, which is mostly "tough on crime," anti-imigration, and anti-taxation (as it applies to them directly).

Even though none of these policies are actually good for those in the middle.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It’s not like the Dem base will switch their votes to Trump.

Treating them like guaranteed votes is going to result in people staying home. It's bad strategy.

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Or, and this is crazy, he could go ask the left for votes instead of trying to pull us all even further to the right.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 5 months ago

Not like he's actually gonna do anything about the other two.

Is this just gonna be one of those things like him and zionism where he just suddenly wants to be as right wing as possible?

[–] Audrey0nne@leminal.space 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I find his base to be largely split on this issue. There’s the bleeding hearts who cry for amnesty (Sky Daddy bless their souls) and the at best ambivalent and at worst lipstick racist others.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 21 points 5 months ago (28 children)

The part of the base that this anti-immigration move will anger is the same part of the base that's already angry about the genocide.

It's like he's trying to piss them off specifically and as much as possible.

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