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The #JewWave turned into a mini-Democratic tsunami in the midterms even as the overall #BlueWave failed to deliver a knockout punch to President Trump and the GOP. Jewish Democrats had a remarkable election night, flipping 7 Republican-held seats in the House of Representatives, an outsized share of the 35-odd seats that Democrats grabbed from the…
Jewish Democrats are on the cusp of making major gains in the upcoming midterm elections with a Forward analysis now predicting at least 4 Jews will flip seats in the House of Representatives. With an anti-Trump #BlueWave building in suburbs from coast to coast, Jews are likely to win at least 27 seats when America…
Jewish Army vet Max Rose raised nearly five times more than his Republican rival from July through September in his bid to oust incumbent Rep. Dan Donovan in a Staten Island-centered district that could be key to the Democrats flipping the House on Nov. 6. Rose brought in $1.6 million and has than $1 million…
A number of Jewish Democratic challengers running for Congress have seen their chances increase with national Republican groups withdrawing financial support and all but conceding the races. With less a month before the Nov. 6 vote, the GOP is making tough choices to try and hold their losses to fewer than 23 seats, which would…
Elaine Luria spent one Passover after the September 11 attacks stationed thousands of miles from home on an aircraft carrier in the Middle East. In the spirit of her ancestors, who had immigrated to Alabama from Germany and Eastern Europe and created Jewish life there, she organized the holiday’s ritual festive meal, in the ship’s…
Mike Levin is up by 10 points in his bid to flip a key Orange County, California swing congressional district, according to a recent New York Times live poll. Levin, whose father is Jewish and mother’s family hails from Mexico, garnered 51% support among the 507 potential voters. His Republican opponent, Diane Harkey, managed 41%…
Elaine Luria, a Jewish Navy veteran, has jumped ahead to an eight-point lead in a crucial Virginia Beach congressional race as her Republcan opponent grapples with fallout from a campaign fraud investigation. Luria, a first-time Democratic candidate, leads Rep. Scott Taylor 51% to 43% among 404 likely voters the internal Democratic poll conducted by Garin-Hart-Yang…
Florida is known for warm weather, wild partying and even wilder elections. The Democratic Party is hoping that a “blue wave” of November election victories will crash onto the state’s fabled beaches — and two Jewish politicians are central to its strategy. Former Obama official Lauren Baer has raised more than $1.5 million in her…
