As news of imminent and massive famine in the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip continues to alarm both sides of DC's political divide, the Democratic Party is evovling.
But there's another reason the party is moving: Joe Biden.
The loss of the White House cast Democrats into the political abyss. It also freed them up from any pressure to toe a party line.
Center-left commentators are breathlessly arguing otherwise, but it's clear: the party's base is furious, and on Gaza, voters have left leadership far behind.
Zohran Mamdani's win in New York was a blaring warning signal to that regard.
In a poll out Tuesday from the IMEU Policy Project conducted by Data for Progress, a clearer portrait of his race emerged.
Nearly eight in 10 New York mayoral primary voters said they believed Israel was committing a genocide in Gaza.
Putting aside the mayoral race entirely for a moment — how does a candidate in the ideological vein of Joe Biden or Kamala Harris fare among an electorate like that?
In Washington, the party is finally taking notice.
Over the weekend, a shift was noticeable as more and more Democrats, joined by leadership and former President Barack Obama, called for immediate action to prevent a famine in Gaza.
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