Brett Lieberman
By Brett Lieberman
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News The Race Is on for Hot Job as Obama’s Liaison to Nation’s Jews
Washington — Speculation about the members of President-elect Barack Obama’s Cabinet and other senior staff has drawn headlines — but there’s also no shortage of interest in who will be the next presidential representative to the American Jewish community, or in how much influence that person will have in a White House chock-full of well-known…
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News Jewish Influence in Capital Soars
It’s difficult to quantify whether Jews are in line to hold any sort of a record number of top positions in the Obama administration or the next Congress, but it’s clear that a large number of Jews stand to serve in key positions. Among the latest is U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman. The California Democrat dethroned…
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News New Congress Has Record Number of Jews
When the new Congress debuts in January 2009, a record 45 Jews will take the oath of office: 32 in the House of Representatives and — regardless of the outcome in the still-contested Minnesota election — 13 Jews in the Senate. Among the three newcomers to the House are a young, gay, multimillionaire entrepreneur; a…
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News Dems Allow Lieberman To Retain Key Posts
Washington – Joe Lieberman came out of his day of reckoning quite well. “This is the beginning of a new chapter,” the Connecticut senator said after a private Democratic caucus meeting held November 18 in the historic Old Senate Chamber. The meeting was held to decide what to do about the fact that Lieberman crossed…
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News Two Jewish McCain Backers, Two Fates
Washington, D.C. — At a time when a record number of Jews will serve in the next Congress, two of the most prominent Jewish lawmakers on Capitol Hill find their careers and influence heading in opposite directions. At 45, Congressman Eric Cantor of Virginia, the lone Jewish Republican in the House of Representatives, is at…
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News Ugly Franken, Coleman Fight for Minnesota’s ‘Jewish Seat’ Continues
A week after the polls closed, there’s no end in sight for the election fight between Norm Coleman and Al Franken for Minnesota’s Jewish Senate seat. As Politico reports, Coleman’s lead now stands at a meager 206 votes out of more than 2.4 million ballots cast. That’s a difference of 41.99 percent of the vote…
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News Bill Clinton, Obama Want Joe Lieberman to Stay With Democrats
After not only supporting John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, but criticizing the Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman is fighting for his job as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. And Democrats must decide whether they want him to caucus with them. While they have enough votes to remain in the majority regardless…
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News Strong Outreach Contributed to Obama’s Surge Among Jews
The Jewish support for Barack Obama’s historic election showed that despite lengthy and expensive efforts by Republicans, Jews remained a solid Democratic constituency, willing to vote in record numbers for a candidate who had to earn their backing. Initial exit polls indicated that around 78% of Jews voted for Obama for president, higher than the…
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