Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on a resolution condemning Hamas.
It passed by a vote of 412 (out of 433) in favor, 10 against, and 6 deciding not to vote (i.e.no actual vote, but a refusal to support the resolution).
Any doubt about how the against/non-votes stacked up by party?
In case there is, here’s the list:
The 10 lawmakers who voted against the resolution:
- Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York
- Democrat Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri
- Democrat Rep. Andre Carson of Indiana
- Democrat Rep. Al Green of Texas
- Democrat Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania
- Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky
- Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York
- Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
- Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois
- Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan
The 6 lawmakers who voted “present:”
- Democrat Rep. Greg Casar of Texas
- Democrat Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas
- Democrat Rep. Chuy Garcia of Illinois
- Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington
- Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts
- Democrat Rep. Nydia Velázquez of New York
In summary, a vast majority of both parties voted to condemn hamas. But, of the 16 House members who did not, 15 were Democrats.
However, this doesn’t mean much, right? After all, Democrats have always been strongly supportive of Israel, at least as strong as Republicans, right?
Uh….wrong. And I do mean WRONG.
Consider the following table an education for anyone who actually buys into the premise that, yeah, a few house members in specific districts are against Israel but it is not reflective of the overall party (you can see a larger version of this chart by clicking here):
Look at where those numbers are…and how they have changed over the past 22 years. Republicans are now +67% for Israel compared to Democrats at -11%. PLUS 67% compared to MINUS 11%.
And if that isn’t clear enough, maybe the actual numbers will be:
-Republicans: 78% sympathize more with Israel, 11% sympathize more with “Palestinians”;
-Democrats: 49% sympathize more with “Palestinians”, 38% sympathize more with Israel.
Bottom line? That 15-out-of-16 Democrat rejection of the resolution condemning hamas is no fluke. And the Democrat Party is, increasingly, the wrong place for people who support Israel.
