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"I don't get it!" Ta-Nehisi Coates BAFFLED by centrist Dems' opposition to progressives
The recent victories of Zohran Mamdani’s candidates, all of whom sharply criticized Israel’s war in Gaza, has underscored how the politics in the Middle East has shifted in the Democratic Party since 2024. The election results have reignited the question whether Gaza played a role in Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump. Vanity Fair’s Ta-Nehisi Coates joins The Weekend: Primetime to talk about the future of the Democratic Party regarding Gaza and the Middle East.