ANALYSIS | Harris has a different view on Gaza to Biden – it could win her votes in November
While Kamala Harris has reaffirmed the Biden administration's position regarding Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas, she has also insisted that"international humanitarian law must be respected", writesAfter Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, the presumptive Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris , inherits a politically thorny issue.
Realistically, conventional political wisdom in the US suggests that Harris faces an uphill task in translating whatever daylight exists between her and Biden into electoral success in November. The US public is said to know little, and care less, about international affairs. So, when most people enter polling booths, it is kitchen-table issues – inflation, interest rates and immigration – that determine who wins their vote.s facing the country averages around 10%-20%.
Even if foreign policy shifts few votes on a national scale, the position Harris takes on Gaza could be enough to tip the scale in these must-win races.from Republican critics calling for his resignation, Biden will still serve as commander-in-chief for another six months. As I have argued in a recent, presidents in the twilight of their term must still pay attention to the political calendar when making decisions about war and peace.
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