"Viroqua, population 4,407, is far from New York City, where clueless pundits and political operatives keep telling us that Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's advocacy for an end to the genocide in Gaza is too extreme. But the news from Viroqua offers a reminder that Mamdani and candidates like him are not on the margin of the national debate. Nor do they threaten Democratic prospects in 2026."
"The people know that the United States must stop supplying arms and coordinating militarily with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government as it pursues its criminal war against the Palestinian population of Gaza. The people know that the US should be leading in the organization of immediate emergency humanitarian relief to the Palestinians. The people know that to do anything less makes us complicit in the ongoing crime."
"Yet, top DC Democrats-including Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries- continue to stand obstinately, and horrifically, on the wrong side of history. They refuse to endorse candidates like Mamdani and fail to recognize that tens of millions of Americans see Gaza as a moral-compass measure of human decency. The people know that Hamas launched a gruesome attack on Israeli kibbutzim on October 7, 2023."
Rural Viroqua, Wisconsin, expressed strong support for ending U.S. military aid to Israel and for immediate, organized humanitarian relief for Palestinians. Many Americans, including a significant share of Democrats, view the Gaza slaughter as genocide. Prominent Democratic leaders in Washington have refused to endorse progressive candidates advocating for an end to aid, creating a rift between party leadership and public sentiment. Public opinion reflects outrage over Hamas's October 7 attack and the subsequent Israeli military offensive that killed tens of thousands in Gaza, prompting calls to cease U.S. arms supply and coordination with Israel.
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