A supplemental foreign aid spending package for the Ukraine and Israel wars, backed by the Biden administration, could reach the Senate this week, but would include drastic measures on border security to win over Republicans.
Such a fact would aggravate the president’s problems in generating enthusiasm among Democratic voters when their current acceptance levels are at a minimum.
The youth segment, in particular, shows increasing dissatisfaction with Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza -which has left more than 19,000 dead since October 7, according to Palestinian sources- would complicate the ability of Biden to connect with a key demographic area, the press highlighted.
There are also signs of rejection of the Democrats among Latino and progressive voters for the eventual pact to reinforce the border, which would translate into broader authority to expel immigrants without asylum controls or detain them at territorial limits, which is reminiscent of the anti-immigrant protests of his predecessor Donald Trump (2017-2021).
But one Democratic strategist estimates that Biden’s now-criticized plan could pay off in the long run.
“I think that if somehow he and his team can reach some kind of comprehensive agreement that provides funding to Ukraine and, to some extent, Israel, as well as addressing what is perceived to be a very difficult situation on the border, it will be a big victory for the president,” said Tad Devine, who worked on several presidential campaigns.
A New York Times/Siena College poll released last month showed Biden virtually tied with Trump among voters under 30.
The numbers showed 30 percent support for the Democrat and 29 percent for the Republican, which undoubtedly means a dramatic drop compared to the November 2020 elections, when Biden obtained 60 percent of the votes from voters under 30 years of age, The Hill newspaper recalled. A recent NBC poll also found that 70 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 34 disapprove of Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza.
While a Quinnipiac poll showed that 41 percent of Democratic voters expressed sympathies for the Palestinians and 34 with the Israelis.
Added to this are other concerns among Americans about the president’s management and his ability to assume a second term in the Oval Office due to his age.
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