Democrats say they need enthusiasm among young voters. They aren’t listening to what Gen Z wants.

August 15 2025, 10:38 a.m.

When it comes to Israel’s handling of the war on Gaza, Democrats are nearly united. Only 8 percent of party members support Israel’s military actions, according to a Gallup poll from last month.

A vote at the Democratic National Committee meeting later this month could once again expose the yawning rift between the party’s base and its leaders, who are lining up to oppose a resolution against arms for Israel.

Allison Minnerly, the 26-year-old committee member sponsoring the measure, told The Intercept Thursday that Democratic leaders risk further alienating party members — especially young voters — if they kill the symbolic resolution.

“Our voters, our base, they are saying that they do not want U.S. dollars to enable further death and starvation anywhere across the world, particularly in Gaza,” said Minnerly, a first-term DNC member from Florida. “I don’t think it should be a hard decision for us to say that clearly.”

  • WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 days ago

    The DNC is not interested in representing the will of the voters or even, if it comes down to it, winning elections.

    Their SOLE interest is in gorging themselves at the soft money trough. That’s it.

    They’ve betrayed us over and over again, and they’re not going to stop. The voters have to take the party back from the greedy, dishonest scum in the DNC.