Narratives Sway US Voters

The editorial reported that the Gaza war had changed the nature of the U.S. election debate, as images and information spread through social media to universities and the public sphere, and opposition to U.S. support for Israel grew. But it stressed that the Democrats’ winning majorities in both chambers of Congress in the November 3 elections was not due to the war alone; economic and political issues also played a part. Polls showed that about 7 in 10 voters under 30 voted for Democrats, and that 59% of Arab American voters were more inclined to support them, compared with 26% for Republicans. Meanwhile, 80% of Muslim respondents in an exit poll said Gaza had significantly influenced their vote. The editorial concluded that the Palestinian issue had become a more visible electoral factor, and that criticizing Israeli policies was no longer necessarily a liability for candidates—though this did not mean that the U.S. public’s divisions over the issue had been resolved.

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