issues. thanks very much.
>> Great to be here. >> As with the Republican
National Convention in Milwaukee last month, there were protests
outside the DNC in Chicago. This week. But as ""Here& Now"
reporter Steven Potter explains, the DNC protests were not only
different and bigger, they carried a stronger, more direct
message. Free, free Palestine. >> Free free Palestine.
>> While some 50,000 attendees gathered at the Democratic
National Convention inside the United Center this week, a few
patients shut it down. Several thousand protesters, including
many from Wisconsin, marched through the streets of downtown
Chicago. happening on a national stage.
If Chicago is really just a short walk away from Milwaukee,
there's no reason why people should not be here if they have
a conscience. organizer who was one of the
protest leaders in Milwaukee last month during the Republican
National Convention. Back at the DNC in Chicago, protests over
ending U.S. aid to Israel are larger and louder.
>> There's currently a genocide happening that the U.S. is
supporting. giving Flores and others from
Wisconsin hope that their voices are being heard.
>> The Democrats are really feeling the pressure. They can't
just ignore a movement like they used to. It gives me a lot of
encouragement knowing that we are going to win an end to the
genocide. organization listened to
Wisconsin, also made the trip to Chicago.
>> We are one of many busses that rode down from Wisconsin.
It's a whole range of folks who are interested in this. There
are Palestinians on the bus. Of course, peace advocates who've
been doing this work for decades now. Young folks, students who
are all coming together to send the same message to the nominees
to the Democratic Party. >> And that message, Mohammad
says, is crystal clear. The United States needs to stop
supporting Israel financially and force a weapons embargo that
would bring an end to the Israeli-hamas conflict in Gaza.
>> We're sending billions of dollars abroad to murder people.
We're neglecting our communities at home. That money could be
better spent here. While the majority of protesters attending
the two major permitted events in Chicago this week kept things
peaceful. >> Others who participated in
smaller, unsanctioned protests in the city did clash with
police, leading to dozens of arrests. Hold the line and
everyone back. >> Down on the floor. Put your
hands behind your back. >> Today's war opposition is
different, but deeply held. Behind the line now. And it
tears at Democratic Party unity. >> DNC Malvitt Terrence Flores
and Mohammad say if the United States does not respond to their
demands, there could be a major impact on the presidential
election during April's presidential primary in
Wisconsin, nearly 50,000 voters marked Uninstructed on their
ballot, meaning they voted for no presidential candidate at all
to send a message to then Democratic primary candidate Joe
Biden. because in the 2020 election,
Joe Biden only beat Donald Trump by just more than 20,000 votes
in Wisconsin, and those voters who feel so strongly in their
support of Palestine could refuse to vote again unless they
enact a ceasefire through an arms embargo immediately.
>> We cannot guarantee our votes for them in November for Halah
Ahmad also from listen to Wisconsin the changing tides in
the Democratic presidential election could pave a new way
with the new nominee. >> Do you think common ground
can be found for those Uninstructed voters before
November? You know, I think the
Biden-Harris administration has had one policy, but Vice
President Harris has the opportunity to stake out a
different path. >> Ahmad says if the Harris
Walls ticket listens and acts on the protesters demands, it will
give the Democrats an opportunity to really, meet
voters where they're at and secure a win in November by