Ron Kampeas is the former Washington bureau chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Ron Kampeas
By Ron Kampeas
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Fast Forward 5 Senate Races To Watch Where the Jewish Vote Could Make All the Difference
(JTA) — Hillary vs. Donald is sucking all the air out of the room, but there’s a big battle raging for the Senate too. And in many races, Jewish votes or issues could tip the balance. Consider: The first woman major party nominee battling a reality TV star. The Republican nominee, Donald Trump, bragging in…
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Fast Forward Republican Jewish Coalition Spends $500K on Pennsylvania Senate Race
WASHINGTON — The Republican Jewish Coalition is spending $500,000 in Pennsylvania to protect the state’s incumbent senator, Pat Toomey. Matt Brooks, the RJC director, told JTA on Monday that the ad campaign targeting Toomey’s challenger, Katie McGinty, had topped $500,000, twice what a political action committee affiliated with J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East policy…
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Fast Forward Curt Schilling Calls Jews Who Slammed His Jake Tapper Interview ‘Clowns’
WASHINGTON — Curt Schilling, a former All-Star pitcher and prospective U.S. Senate candidate, said liberal Jewish leaders who criticized his comments on Jews and Democrats were “clowns.” “Right, I’m the one that doesn’t know history,” Schilling tweeted Wednesday after Media Matters, a liberal watchdog, posted a compilation of liberal Jewish groups and leaders condemning Schilling’s…
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News Top 5 Donors to Hillary Clinton Campaign Are All Jewish
WASHINGTON — The top five donors in efforts to elect Hillary Clinton president are Jewish, according to a Washington Post analysis. The story posted Oct. 24 named the top donors, who are contributing $1 of every $17 of the over $1 billion amassed for the Democratic nominee’s presidential run. They are Donald Sussman, a hedge…
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Fast Forward As Trump Fades in Florida, Even Orthodox Reluctant To Openly Support the Donald
(JTA) — It’s mid-Friday afternoon on 41st street, aka Arthur Godfrey Road, the heart of the Orthodox enclave here. The high-schoolers in Torah Treasures Judaica store are preparing lulavs for sale before Sukkot, which is to start in a couple of days, and shoppers are rushing into Kosher Price Market for last minute pre-Shabbat shopping….
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Israel News Leaked Emails Say Hillary Clinton Will Patch Up Ties to Benjamin Netanyahu in First 100 Days
Hillary Clinton’s plan to meet the Israeli prime minister in her first month as president is listed high in an internal campaign memo outlining the priorities of her first 100 days — a sign of how important it is to repair U.S.-Israel tensions. The campaign’s determination to distance itself from President Barack Obama’s difficult relationship…
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Fast Forward Joe Lieberman Says Feels Like ‘Home Again’ Stumping for Hillary Clinton in Florida
— Joe Lieberman is in South Florida doing the shul and seniors circuit for a Clinton, and he’s relishing the gig. “How does it feel? It feels like I’m home again,” Lieberman said Thursday in a phone interview, his voice relaxing into a remarkable confession for the former senator from Connecticut who set fire to…
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Fast Forward RBG, Soros and Iran Got Lost Amid Donald Trump ‘Suspense’ Outrage at Debate
Donald Trump wants to keep us in suspense. The Republican nominee’s refusal to say Wednesday evening during the final debate whether he would accept the results of the election is the stuff of breaking news and six-column headlines. “What I’m saying is that I will tell you at the time, I will keep you in…
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