A group of Biden's reelection campaign staff said in a letter that volunteers are upset with his handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

In a letter published Wednesday on Medium, an anonymous group of Biden’s campaign staffers demanded the president call for a ceasefire in Gaza, citing concerns that not shifting his policy on the issue could hurt his 2024 chances.

“Biden for President staff have seen volunteers quit in droves, and people who have voted blue for decades feel uncertain about doing so for the first time ever, because of this conflict,” the Medium letter read.

“It is not enough to merely be the alternative to Donald Trump,” the campaigners continued. “The campaign has to shift the feeling in the pits of voters’ stomachs, the same feeling that weighs on us every day as we fight for your reelection. The only way to do that is to call for a ceasefire.”

  • qwertyWarlord@lemmy.world
    4522·
    9 months ago

    Hmm, let me see. Ceasefire in a country that has nothing to do with us and doesn’t effect us in the slightest

    OR

    We elect a literal fascist who actually admitted he will be a dictator and use the military against his enemies at home

    Tough choice

    • Silverseren@kbin.socialOP
      2725·
      9 months ago

      I’m sorry that pushing for Biden to be a better person is such a problem for you. Trump is a monster, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore everything Biden does and pretend he’s perfect.

      • norbert@kbin.social
        3110·
        9 months ago

        I don’t see anyone pretending Biden is perfect though?

        I see a whole lot of people saying “a sane rational actor instead of a fucking psychpath and his cult.”

        • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
          520·
          9 months ago

          Every cult likes to think they’re sane and rational.

          Even the Cult of Biden.

      • gregorum@lemm.eeEnglish
        133·
        9 months ago

        that doesn’t mean we should ignore everything Biden does and pretend he’s perfect.

        who is doing that? where?

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
        54·
        9 months ago

        He’s not perfect. He’s like getting 6 hours of sleep, tolerable. Trump is like getting 45 minutes of sleep a week, concerning and dangerous. 8 hours of sleep isn’t on the ballot and probably won’t be next time either

      • Fades@lemmy.world
        43·
        9 months ago

        Oh shut the fuck up, that’s not what any of this even is, not to mention it’s not about being a “better person”. There is far more complexity to this whole mess. This shit doesn’t start nor end with Biden.

        Your other responses in comments are just as shortsighted and simplistic, but go off ig

    • rodolfo@lemmy.world
      1014·
      9 months ago

      Ceasefire in a country that has nothing to do with us and doesn’t effect us in the slightest

      a brutal lie in the first part, a gross lie in the second part. mind you, I’m not pushing for any of the two octogenarian that will be elected.