Overview
- A recent Axios report says a still-unreleased DNC autopsy concluded Kamala Harris lost votes because the Biden administration’s Gaza policy alienated key Democrats, especially younger voters.
- President Joe Biden publicly questioned Palestinian death figures, while a February Lancet study using household surveys estimated about 75,200 violent deaths in Gaza through early January 2025.
- The Lancet team also estimated roughly 8,540 excess nonviolent deaths and reported that about 56% of violent deaths were among children, women, and elderly men.
- Gaza’s Ministry of Health had earlier tallied about 49,090 violent deaths from hospital and morgue records, a method researchers say likely missed fatalities as health infrastructure collapsed.
- Democratic politics are shifting as polling shows rising sympathy for Palestinians, some candidates reject AIPAC funding—such as Rep. Seth Moulton—and commentators urge making Gaza a values litmus test for the party.