This is an extremely small sampling, granted, but sometimes small samplings say a lot. In this case, two Dem friends with 20-something adult children recently told me that their young ones and all their young-one pals were adamantly (as in “no way”) against Josh Shapiro as Kamala Harris’s running mate. The reason: Israel. … 

My two friends preferred Shapiro, but said they’ve reluctantly concluded post-selection that he was “more trouble than he was worth” to the Dem ticket, based on the pro-Palestinian/anti-Israel sentiments among many young Americans. … This sentiment was clearly evident before Harris picked Tim Walz. … Of course, there were other reasons Shapiro didn’t land on the Harris ticket. But the Israel angle is a particularly sensitive issue that Dems want to downplay and that Republicans want to gin up. … 

Btw: I’ve come to really like the Tim Walz selection. So don’t attribute this post to more griping about Harris’s VP choice. I would have preferred Shapiro, but what’s done is done.

Update – From the NYT this morning: “In Detroit, Harris Confronts Divisions Roiling Democrats Over Gaza War.”