Ben Fractenberg
By Ben Fractenberg
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Fast Forward Former Federation Leader Within Striking Distance In Key House Race, Poll Shows
Former Jewish Federation leader Kathy Manning was trailing in her North Carolina congressional race, but within striking distance of one-term incumbent Republican Rep. Ted Budd, a New York Times live poll showed. Manning, who is a part of crop of Jews that have excelled at fundraising in their efforts to flip key swing districts, was…
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News Candidate Seth Grossman Compares Kavanaugh Inquiry To Lynching Of Jews, Blacks
A Republican Jewish congressional candidate in New Jersey who once said “diversity is a bunch of crap” again sparked outrage when he compared the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the lynching of “innocent Jewish and black men.” Seth Grossman, who according to a recent poll is trailing Democrat Jeff Van…
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News Navy Vet Represents Fresh Wave Of Jewish Women Running For Congress
Elaine Luria spent one Passover after the September 11 attacks stationed thousands of miles from home on an aircraft carrier in the Middle East. In the spirit of her ancestors, who had immigrated to Alabama from Germany and Eastern Europe and created Jewish life there, she organized the holiday’s ritual festive meal, in the ship’s…
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News Julie Swetnick Says ‘Soul Was Broken’ In Rape At Brett Kavanaugh Party
Julie Swetnick lashed out at Brett Kavanaugh in her first television interview Monday, calling the embattled Supreme Court nominee a “very aggressive, very sloppy drunk — very mean drunk.” Swetnick, who is Jewish, expanded on her claims that Kavanaugh participated in high school parties where she and other women were drugged with spiked fruit punch…
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Fast Forward Jewish Democrat Gets Boost As GOP Gives Up On Michigan Swing District
Updated 1:20 p.m. A Jewish Democratic challenger for a key Michigan congressional district received a major boost when a Republican-aligned super PAC reportedly abandoned her GOP opponent to focus on more winnable contests. Elissa Slotkin is now a favorite to oust Rep. Mike Bishop in Michigan’s 8th district after the Congressional Leadership Fund announced it…
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News White House Blocks Investigation Into Julie Swetnick Accusations Against Kavanaugh
The White House has reportedly blocked the FBI from investigating the sex assault claims by Julie Swetnick against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as it seeks to severely limit the scope of the potentially explosive probe. NBC News reported that White House counsel Don McGahn, a strong supporter of Kavanaugh, specifically barred the law enforcement agency…
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Fast Forward Lee Zeldin Wins Trump Backing In Close Long Island Congressional Race
President Trump endorsed Long Island Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin following a poll showing he is in a tough fight to win reelection. The president tweeted Wednesday that Zeldin, who represents the eastern end of Long Island, has his “Complete and Total Endorsement!” That comes less than a week after a liberal PAC released a poll…
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Fast Forward California GOP Candidate Ron Cohen Defends 9/11 Conspiracy Tweets
A Jewish Republican running to oust an incumbent Democratic congressman in Silicon Valley doubled down on several conspiratorial statements during a conversation with the Forward, including that Barack Obama’s children have different biological parents and that the 9/11 terror attacks were an inside job used to justify the invasion of Iraq. Cohen, who is endorsed…
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