Backing Ukraine Is Smart Politics

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is locked in a battle of political wills with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and other isolationist loudmouths over Ukraine aid — but the good news is that the politics of helping Kyiv in its battle against Vladimir Putin actually look favorable for the GOP.

New polls from the American Action Network shared with The Post show, in battleground districts, Ukraine aid has powerful backing among general-election voters. Some 60% favor aid for the brave Ukrainian forces; even among younger voters that number hits 52%. Only 34% oppose it overall.

So a House GOP that helps Ukraine will likely be more competitive in November.

Not that actually winning a wider majority matters to people like Greene. But the Purity Caucus doesn’t actually hold the cards.

Among safe-seat GOP voters, there’s also significant support for aid. A plurality — 46% — support it. And the broader sentiment around the war is clearly aligned far more with Johnson than Greene.

Almost 80% of safe-seat voters agree “Russia had no cause and was wrong to invade Ukraine,” for example.

Backing Ukraine is a strategic necessity because Putin wants to redefine geosecurity globally. If Russia wins, America, our NATO allies and everyone who ever benefited from the postwar trans-Atlantic order loses.

Turns out the strategically right move of fighting back against that is also just good retail politics.

So get on board and vote with the speaker this week, House GOPers — you can thank us in November.