Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about No Votes for Genocide.

What separates your campaign from others?

Our campaign intends to use what remains of our electoral leverage to elicit an arms embargo from the Biden administration by positioning ourselves as moveable. Our petition states that if the Biden administration delivers an arms embargo prior to Nov. 5th, the Harris campaign can earn our votes. We believe that our position as moveable incentivizes the administration to respond to us rather than discount us as unwinnable.

Why include down-ballot candidates? What about Democrats like Rashida Tlaib?

We believe that the entirety of the Democratic Party is complicit in this genocide and that there are concessions to be extracted at the national, statewide, and local levels on the issue of Palestine whether it be Congressional votes on funding or local auctions of Palestinian land in Zionist communities. Leveraging our votes down-ballot increases the likelihood of a response from Democratic Party members. We encourage anyone who supports this campaign to use their best judgment when considering voting for Democratic Party candidates who have been supportive of the Palestinian cause.

I’m in a swing state and I worry that a Trump presidency will be worse. Isn’t your campaign just helping Trump win?

We understand and acknowledge the threat of a Trump presidency for our communities here. We also feel that if we endorse the Democratic Party as it continues to commit genocide, we relinquish our morality and our ability to organize an effective left coalition. The Harris campaign has continued to move right on Israel and global imperialism, declaring a desire for our military to be the “most lethal” in the world, as well as right on issues like immigration, policing, and the environment. If we continue to reward the Democratic Party for shifting right at the expense of working class interests and the livelihoods of those subject to American imperialism, we will never see progress or build a meaningful alternative.

We encourage you to visit our homepage and look at our interactive map to find the statewide No Votes for Genocide campaigns happening in your swing state. We believe that the swing states understand their political and strategic compositions best and respect any differences in our campaigns.

What about the marginalized people (Muslim, Black, Hispanic, Queer) who will be vulnerable if Trump is office?

Other marginalized people in this country have been experiencing unimaginable levels of violence and oppression whether there is a Democrat or a Republican in office. This is our chance to build power together and fight back against oppression no matter who is in the White House.

How can I get involved?

Take our pledge and commit to sharing it with three people you know. Visit our Relational Toolkit for advice on how to have organizing conversations in your community.