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The Democrats position on Israel is abhorrent, but I think it had very little to do with their electoral losses. When you talk about how during your 4-years in the presidency, that everything is the best it's ever been yet material conditions do not reflect that, I don't see how you can expect to defend the status quo against anyone.

Add in the debacle of having a public primary, then changing the candidate afterwards, shows voters that you aren't even pretending to follow "the rules" for a democratic process, even if you are totally in the clear legally.

It's bad optics, and it tells voters that you don't really care and can't be trusted.