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Trump and Harris both tell Michigan voters they’re aiming to end the war in Gaza
Meanwhile, some leading pro-Palestinian critics of Harris are urging voters in swing states to cast ballots for her
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Politics The Electoral College is a fundamentally un-Jewish institution
The Talmud's stance on majority rule — also known as the popular vote — is absolute
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Politics Does the Electoral College strengthen or weaken Jewish influence on the election?
The system is often criticized for making some voters — including Jewish ones — more valuable than others
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Politics The surefire way for Jews to lose this election
Forget Harris and Trump; here are the real stakes on Tuesday
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Politics Beyond Trump and Harris: 7 congressional and governor’s races Jews should watch
From Eugene Vindman in Virginia to Elissa Slotkin in Michigan to Josh Stein in North Carolina, Jewish candidates are vying for pivotal roles
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Politics Need help voting in Yiddish (or Urdu or Tagalog or Gujarati or Polish or Russian or Tamil or Hmong)?
Election Day is a time to marvel at the linguistic diversity of the American Electorate
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Politics Could U.S. voters living in Israel swing the election?
Republican and Democrat activist says interest has never been higher among expats. But voting from overseas is complicated.
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Politics I was Stephen Miller’s rabbi. Here’s why I’m voting for Kamala Harris.
Donald Trump has surrounded himself with racist, xenophobic voices yet again. He has no place in the Oval Office
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Politics Trump blames Harris for immigrant’s shooting of Chicago Jew, and all the Jewish angles on the eve of Election Day
The Jewish vote has been complicated by the Israel-Hamas war and generational shifts
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The Kennedy heir has vowed to eliminate fluoride from American taps, in a move straight out of ‘Dr. Strangelove’
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Politics Anonymous texts to Pennsylvania voters suggest Harris is duplicitous on Israel
The messages, which started to be sent over the weekend, come after a Republican ad campaign in Michigan seeking to damage support for Harris among Arab American voters
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