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The Fall of Shaw in South Florida
Democrat Ron Klein said that George Bush’s foreign policy was endangering Israel. Tonight he defeated incumbent Clay Shaw in a heavily Jewish district in South Florida.
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Two Senate Independents: a Jewish Hawk and a Jewish Socialist
Joe Lieberman wins in Connecticut and Bernie Sanders wins in Vermont.
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More Jewish Democratic Winners in MD, NH, AZ
Ben Cardin in Maryland. Paul Hodes in New Hampshire. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona.
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Yarmuth Wins: First Jewish Representative from Kentucky
With 100% of precincts reporting, Democrat John Yarmuth defeats incumbent Anne Northrup, 51% to 48%.
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Maryland Senate Race Tainted with Last-Minute Antisemitism Smear
Forward reporter Beth Schwartzapfel gives us the latest from the Cardin-Steele contest: In the final hours of the tight race for the Maryland Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Paul Sarbanes, a flier in support of Republican candidate Michael Steele in his fight against Democrat Ben Cardin has garnered accusations of anti-Semitism. Emma Jean…
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Moveon.org Puts Fresh Face on Old GOTV Tool
Forward reporter Beth Schwartzapfel gives us a look at one cutting-edge organizing tool that could make a difference today: In the runup to today’s election, the political action committee of the politically liberal grassroots internet phenom MoveOn.org launched its Call for Change program, in which volunteers use an internet tool from home to call likely…
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Election Day: Watch the Ballot Questions
Election Day! While the Democrats’ quest to take back the House and Senate is definitely today’s main story, there are also a number of ballot initiatives to watch. Voters in a number of states, including ones with close congressional races, are considering a variety of ballot initiatives designed to spur turn-out from the religious right,…
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Nice Jewish (Spin) Doctors
Forward reporter Beth Schwartzapfel has the latest dust-up stemming from the Republican Jewish Coalition’s ad campaign: Lawyer and Democratic activist Paul Kujawsky is taking issue with the most recent in the Republican Jewish Coalition’s spate of print ads promoting Republican candidates that they identify as being strong on Israel. In the ad, Kujawsky, Vice President…
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Republicans in Hot Water Over RoboCalls in N.H.
The contest between Republican Rep. Charlie Bass and Democratic challenger Paul Hodes in New Hampshire’s second congressional district is currently a toss-up, and will be one of the country’s most closely watched races tomorrow. Hodes ran against Bass in 2004 and won just 38% of the vote. Hodes started this campaign season with a twenty-point…
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Cubin’s "New York" Ad Raises Jewish Eyebrows
The race for Wyoming’s single House seat is coming down to the wire, with polls showing Democrat Gary Trauner continuing to gain on six-term Republican Rep. Barbara Cubin. Cubin has run a particularly bare-knuckled campaign for months, but has potentially skated on to thin ice – frosted with ethnic insinuations – with a recent television…
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Ohio Jews Vote Brown
The sample size is small – only 27 Jews out of over 1400 respondents – but a poll conducted by the Columbus Dispatch over the past week found that 85% support Democrat Sherrod Brown over Republican Mike DeWine in the state’s Senate contest.
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