Supporters of the “uncommitted” protest-vote movement sparked by dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war could play a large role in the Democratic National Convention, with raucous protests expected outside and potentially inside the Chicago arena.
If you always vote for Party A, because Party B is always worse, then what incentive does Party A have to actually listen to your demands? None. It’s simple game theory. If you commit yourself to Party A, unequivocally, Party A can basically ignore all your needs and demands.
And the other point is, the party in question is already in government and can already today do meaningful action, but they refuse to. This goes beyond the election. Why are they not acting today?
moot point. The time for protesting to persuade platform change is over. Candidates have been chosen. Platform decided.
Now the choice is vote for the side that has supported Israel reluctantly while attempting to aid ceasefire negotiations, or the side that has absolutely 100% made it clear the Democrats are not doing enough to support Israel without reservations. Game Theory makes it clear you have zero bargaining power now as they’ll just call your bluff. That’s it. That’s the reality.
Forever.