In North Carolina, a Jewish leader and political neophyte won a seat in Congress. In New York, a sitting congressman who’d barely won in 2018 lost this round. Other races are still too close to call, but as the day goes on, more questions are getting answered. Here’s an update on the big Jewish races…
Sen. Bernie Sanders predicted the uncertainty that has now enveloped the United States presidential election. “You’re going to have a situation, I suspect, in states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, other states where they are going to be receiving huge amounts of mail-in ballots,” said the Jewish senator from Vermont, whom Joe Biden defeated in the…
(JTA) — Cori Bush, a Democrat who expressed support for the movement to boycott Israel, is set to become the St. Louis area’s next congresswoman. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who also support the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel — known as BDS — are also expected to win. A now-deleted…
Jewish conservative icon Ben Shapiro broke ranks with the Trump administration in a tweet Wednesday morning, calling the president’s claim of an early electoral victory “deeply irresponsible.” No, Trump has not already won the election, and it is deeply irresponsible for him to say he has. — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 4, 2020 Shapiro, a…
(JTA) — Jewish voters favored Joe Biden over Preident Donald Trump 77%-21% in an exit poll. The numbers, in a poll by GBAO Strategies for J Street, a liberal Jewish Middle East advocacy group which endorsed Biden, was of 800 voters who voted early or who answered questions on election night. The poll released in…
President Donald Trump baselessly told voters he had won the election during an early morning press conference at the White House Wednesday, even as former Vice President Joe Biden held onto an electoral college edge and millions of ballots in battleground states had yet to be counted. The president stood in front of supporters at…
On 18th Avenue, in the heart of Borough Park, the P.S. 192 building was wide open for voting — but by the afternoon, there were hardly any voters standing in line. In a nearby cafe, a Haredi Israeli man stood next to the baked goods counter, asking locals about their voting preferences. “We have to…
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Madison Cawthorn, two Republican House candidates with far-right ties, won races in Georgia and North Carolina on Tuesday. Greene has promoted the baseless QAnon theory, which holds that a global cabal of Satanic pedophiles are operating a worldwide child sex trafficking ring. She has been embraced by mainstream Republicans, including President…
Veteran incumbent Lois Frankel smashed far-right Jewish activist Laura Loomer’s bid for her Congressional seat in Florida’s 21st district. Lois Frankel, 72, is a Democrat who has served in Congress for eight years after having also served as a two-term mayor of West Palm Beach, after 14 years in the Florida state legislature. Earlier in…
Jewish actor, Joshua Malina— known for his role in the popular television show, The West Wing— shared a message of encouragement and gratitude with volunteers from the Jewish Democratic Council of America in an Election Day Zoom call. The Zoom was meant as a “thank you” to the more than 4,000 people who volunteered as…
(JTA) — A Jewish cemetery in Michigan was graffitied with the words “TRUMP” and “MAGA.” The graffiti comes days before the presidential election, in which Michigan is a key swing state, and soon before President Donald Trump’s final campaign rally, which will be held in the Grand Rapids area on Monday. The 100-year-old cemetery in…
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