Los Angeles Democratic Rep. Howard Berman has reportedly won the support of two high-profile Republican senators and independent Joe Lieberman in his intramural showdown with Rep. Brad Sherman. Politico reports that Sens. John McCain and Lindsay Graham plan to join Lieberman today in announcing their support for the longtime Democratic stalwart, who was forced into…
“Almost like in a boxing ring,” exclaimed a breathless local Fox News reporter. “Sparks flew” gasped the L.A. Times, describing Thursday night’s debate between dueling Jewish congressmen Howard Berman and Brad Sherman. But the soporific chin wagging between the two liberal, pro-Israel, balding Democrats, who were tossed by redistricting into a fight for the San…
Too many people give Washington politics a bum rap. Sure, it can be excruciating if you’re following the issues and hoping for a certain result. It’s frustratingly predictable, infuriating in its futility and perhaps even a bit terrifying in its inability to address the most urgent crises. If you stand back and watch the choreography,…
Jewish Democrats Brad Sherman and Howard Berman were headed for a face-off in the November general election after the two congressmen finished as the top two vote-getters in the June 5 primary. Sherman led with 42% of the vote, compared to 32% for Berman, with five other candidates, including three Republicans, trailing far behind. Under…
It’s the battle that has confronted pro-Israel donors nationwide with a choice they hate: having to decide between two staunchly pro-Israel congressional incumbents with whom many have long, supportive relationships. But one way or another, pro-Israel donors have come down firmly on the side of Democratic Rep. Howard Berman in his death match against Democratic…
A thid political action committee has reportedly been formed with the goal of backing the reelection of Los Angeles Rep. Howard Berman, who is locked in a dogfight with fellow Jewish Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman. The Committee to Elect an Effective Valley Congressman plans to sponsor “various types of communications in support of [Berman],” Assistant…
U.S. Rep. Howard Berman has lined up support from Democratic colleagues in the increasingly heated Los Angeles race with fellow Jewish Rep. Brad Sherman. Berman has the backing of nearly two-thirds of California’s Democratic congressional delegation, Politico reported. The web site said the 22 endorsements run the spectrum from ultra-liberals like Rep. Maxine Waters to…
According to one of its contenders, the fight to represent the newly redrawn 30th congressional district in California’s San Fernando Valley may be framed as a peculiarly Los Angeles kind of class struggle: rich Hollywood Jews versus working folks in the Valley. “This whole race is a Valley thing,” Rep. Brad Sherman told the Forward…
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