“The upshot: the president has a limited supply of political capital and a palpable enthusiasm problem ahead of a reelection bid. And he leads a party at war with itself over arguably the most acute geopolitical crisis of his presidency.”

This would not be such a problem if the GOP was a viable alternative but they are not -- have you paid any attention to what the GOP candidates and Trump are saying?

There is nothing in the world that could be worse for progressives or the country than a Trump presidency. The holds doubly true for anyone who professes to withhold a vote because they care about Palestinian issues.