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Most voters want a ceasefire, but few in Congress support one (substackcdn.com)

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^Alt text for screen readers: Most voters want a ceasefire, but hardly anyone in Congress supports one. This chart shows the percent in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. Among Democratic voters, 80 percent; House Democrats, 8 percent. Republican voters, 56 percent; House Republicans, 0 percent. All voters, 66 percent; all House members, 4 percent. Data comes from House Resolution 786 and an October 20, 2023 poll from Data for Progress. More at stephensemler.substack.com.

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[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

When have politicians, in recent history, ever cared about being called out for hypocrisy?

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