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Fast Forward Cha-Ching! Bernie Sanders Raises $3M in 24 Hours After Iowa Caucuses
After virtually tying with Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Iowa Democratic caucus, Sen. Bernie Sanders raised $3 million in a 24-hour period, a record for the insurgent presidential candidate. Sanders, I-Vt., who has abjured raising money from major givers, scored the amount from small donations online in the 24 hours after Monday’s vote, The Associated…
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The Schmooze That Time Bernie Sanders Played a Rabbi Named ‘Manny Shevitz’ in an Indie Film
Looking for a movie to watch tonight? How about this indie flick starring Bernie Sanders as a rabbi! Yes, you heard that right. The Vermont senator and current presidential hopeful used to moonlight as an indie actor. He had a role in the 1999 indie romantic comedy “My X-Girlfriend’s Wedding Reception,” directed by Argentinian born…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders’ Ancestral Hometown in Poland Cheers Presidential Run
Residents of the Polish town where Bernie Sanders’ father was born are watching the Jewish candidate’s presidential run with pride. Many citizens of Slopnice, in southern Poland, viewed the results of the Democratic caucus in Iowa with interest on Tuesday, according to Agence France Press, the day after Sanders narrowly lost to Hillary Clinton. “There’s…
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News Donald Trump Scares New Hampshire Jews — and Bernie Sanders Disappoints
HOOKSETT, N.H. — They abhor Donald Trump, by and large, as a demagogue. And as primary day nears, many feel conflicted in sorting out their feelings about Bernie Sanders’s single-minded assault on widespread inequality, and Hillary Clinton’s record on a wider range of issues that have drawn their support. With only 10,000 Jews making up…
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News Is Donald Trump Done and 4 Other Questions for Jewish Voters After Iowa
(JTA) — The Iowa caucuses are over — and the first real test of the presidential candidates’ viability gave us more questions than answers. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, won the Republican caucus, relegating Donald Trump, the real estate billionaire, to second place. Both Trump and Cruz ran insurgent anti-establishment campaigns. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., put…
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Fast Forward Ted Cruz Defeats Donald Trump in Iowa — Marco Rubio Strong Third
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas won the Iowa Republican caucus, handing Donald Trump a humiliating defeat. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., performed unexpectedly well, coming in third. Rubio had for a time languished low in the polls along with other establishment candidates. Trump and Cruz are competing for the insurgent, anti-establishment vote. On the Democratic side, Bernie…
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News Bernie Sanders Fights to (Nearly) Dead Heat in Iowa
DES MOINES — Exceeding expectations and outperforming polls, Bernie Sanders scored a near dead heat with frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. Sanders, the 74-years old Jewish senator from Vermont, won 49.5% of the delegates allotted, compared to Clinton’s 49.9% Clinton declared a narrow victory after the closest result in Iowa caucus history,…
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The Schmooze Jewish Celebs Split on Hillary vs. Bernie Race
(JTA) — Chalk it up to “Hollywood values.” The entertainment industry famously, or infamously, depending on your perspective, leans Democratic. And Jewish celebrities are no exception. With the 2016 Iowa caucuses kicking off the presidential primary season on Monday, pollsters have Democratic candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., neck and neck in…
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