Nearly three quarters of young voters aged 18 to 29 traditionally a heavily Democratic demographic disapprove of the way President Joe Biden is handling the conflict in Gaza
Nearly three quarters of young voters aged 18 to 29, traditionally a heavily Democratic demographic, disapprove of the way President Joe Biden is handling the conflict in Gaza. And among registered voters, they say they would vote for Mr. Trump by 49 percent to 43 percent — in July, those young voters backed Mr. Biden by 10 percentage points, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing a New York Times/Siena College poll of 1,016 registered voters nationwide from Dec. 10-14.
«I don’t want to vote for someone who is not aligned with my own personal values, as Biden has shown he is not when it comes to Gaza,» Colin Lohner, a 27-year-old software engineer in San Francisco told the ‘Times. «Do I vote for Biden or do I not vote at all? That’s really difficult, because if I don’t vote for Biden, I open up the possibility that Trump will win, and I really do not want that,» he said.
Most young voters, responded to question after question with answers showing that they see the worst in Israel. Few of them believe Israelis are serious about peace with the Palestinians. Nearly half say Israel is intentionally killing civilians. Nearly three-fourths say Israel is not taking enough precautions to avoid civilian casualties. And a majority oppose additional economic and military aid to Israel, The New York Times article said.
The broader electorate, by contrast, takes a much more pro-Israel view, suggesting that Israel’s image problems with American voters are more acute on the political horizon than at present.
Still, fully 48 percent of all voters surveyed said they believed Israel was not taking enough precautions to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza.
Those who identify as regular users of TikTok were the most adamant in their criticism.
