well yeah. Actually Trump is a bit of an unknown really...who knows what he'd do, but certainly Republican party is very much less divided and very much more pro Israel than the Democrat party. But, then again, Trump is supposedly good at doing deals and playing hardball, would he have been tougher on Netanyahu, would Netanyahu have listened to what Trump was saying more, fellow populist knobhead and all that. Answer is probably no to both, but still...just never know with Trump.
With the election I am not sure about the Jewish vote...I am sure there are many liberal Jews who are appalled at the actions of Israel, want a ceasefire, and would actually support US getting tougher with Israel to get this ceasefire, others may want US to continue its unconditional support and for Israel to "finish the job"..but may be they'd more likely be Trump voters anyway? There is a large Arab American populations in Michigan which is one of a few key states that Biden has to win, and it could be consequential, and that vote could matter.
Overall whether it will swing US election either way I guess probably not. Despite the college protests, this isn't Vietnam, US isn't directly involved, it isn't the no.1 problem in most people's minds, probably doesn't even make the top 10 for most people.
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