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Fast Forward 80% Of Jews Vote Democratic — Far More Than Other Faiths
The overwhelming majority of American Jews voted Democrat in Tuesday’s elections, a CNN poll found. Nearly 80% of Jewish voters polled voted Democrat, while 17% voted Republican. Jews also voted Democrat at the highest rate of any other religion included in the poll, which included several denominations of Christianity. The poll did not include a…
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Fast Forward Adam Schiff Vows That Democratic House Will Investigate Trump The Way GOP Never Did
Adam Schiff is vowing oversight of for Donald Trump that the GOP “completely abdicated,” he said on MSNBC Tuesday evening. Schiff said he planned to use the power of the House Intelligence Committee — of which he will become the chair — to investigate the Trump administration, something the GOP did not use it for…
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Opinion Trump Has Bitterly Divided Us — And Election Offers No Easy Answers
The Democratic ripple that wasn’t quite a wave on Tuesday restored some balance to America’s dangerously lopsided political system. It ensures that at least one chamber of the Congress will fulfill its constitutional duties and serve as a genuine check on the executive branch. It broke some of the racial barriers and glass ceilings that…
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Fast Forward Early Call! Republican Admits Jewish Democrat Will Grab His Southern California Seat
Darrell Issa announced Tuesday morning on Fox News that the race to replace him would be won by the Democratic challenger, Mike Levin. Issa represents California’s 49th Congressional district, which covers a long coastal stretch between San Diego and Long Beach. Diane L. Harkey is the Republican running to replace him. “My district was never…
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Fast Forward Jewish GOP Chief Denounces Anti-Semitic Republican ‘Fistfuls Of Cash’ Ads
Matt Brooks, director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, denounced ads by Republicans featuring Jewish candidates holding fistfuls of cash. There have been at least five such ads, both as TV spots as mailers, that have been deployed this election cycle. “This crap must end!” Brooks wrote on Twitter. As I’ve commented repeatedly. This is vile…
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Fast Forward Pol Who Sent Mailer With Swastika Days Before Election Gives Half-Apology
A county commissioner from the Portland area offered a half-baked apology for sending out a campaign mailer that featured a swastika just days before the midterm elections, the Willamette Week reported. Last week, Bob Terry, a commissioner for a district in the western part of the Portland metro area, sent out a mailer attacking his…
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Community 6 Jewish Voting Issues — According To A Progressive Rabbi
The 2018 Midterm elections are arguably the most significant off-year elections in our nation’s history, and they come as Jews are still reeling from the shooting of 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue. While there’s been no shortage of discussion about what’s at stake this year, here are six issues to consider from…
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Fast Forward Voters Show Their Support For Jewish Candidates On Social Media
Correction Appended November 6 has finally arrived after an long, loud and politically fraud midterm season. Many Democrats are hoping there will be a “blue wave” that could help them take over the House and possibly even the Senate. Jewish candidates, however, stand an even better chance of improving their share of the House and…
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