Ben Shapiro

Instead, from Democrats, we get hemming and hawing about how the Ayatollah was really bad, he's kind of mean, but somehow killing him is significantly worse.

None of that is necessary.

It's just another instance of ideological capture by a fringe of the Democratic Party base.

There's a brand new Manhattan Institute study examining what most Democrats actually think on the issue.

So, for example, Democrats were asked whether they believed Israel is a colonial apartheid state that must be dismantled, that Israel, not the Palestinians, bears responsibility for any and all violence that has followed its establishment.

That would be the position of Zoran Mamdani's wife and of Mamdani himself, likely.

But that view is only held by 13% of Democrats overall, not 13% of Americans, 13% of Democrats.

In fact, more Democrats believe Israel is a legitimate country facing serious security threats and that while its actions are not perfect, it is largely acting in self-defense than believe what Zoran Mamdani believes.

A plurality of Democrats believe Israel has a right to exist, but they don't like how the Israeli government treats Palestinians.

or take immigration.

Only 11% of Democrats believe we shouldn't be focused on deporting illegal immigrants at all.

Only 23% believe the number of immigrants allowed to enter the United States legally ought to increase.

So that's a fringe position.

How about transgenderism?

46% of Democrats, a plurality, believe that people ought to compete in sports against others who share their gender at birth, meaning like boys should compete against boys and girls should compete against girls.

Only 34% of Democrats believe the opposite.

Only 21% of Democrats believe that minors ought to be allowed to receive transgender medical interventions.

You hear that stat?

That's an insane stat.

Because if you listen to Democrats...