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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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Fast Forward Woman Elected Mayor Of Haifa — Ron Huldai Reelected In Tel Aviv
(JTA) — A woman was elected mayor of Haifa for the first time and incumbent mayor of Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, will serve a fifth term after municipal elections were held across Israel. Voters in Jerusalem will return to the polls in two-week’s time for a run-off election between the top two vote getters. Jerusalem…
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News Jewish Democrats Eye Historic Gains In Congress As #BlueWave Builds
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…
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Fast Forward Jewish Voters Back Democrats In Midterms — Oppose Trump
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A poll shows Jewish voters strongly favoring Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, and disapproving of President Donald Trump substantially more than the general population. The poll published Wednesday by the Jewish Electoral Institute, a new group founded by Jewish Democrats, shows respondents favoring Democrats over Republicans 74-26. It also shows low…
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News Perry Gershon Leverages Hamptons Star Power In Race Featuring Two Jews
Eastern Long Island is a study in contrasts. It’s got acres of farms, punctuated by mom-and-pop stores. But it’s also home to the Hamptons, where New York’s elite summers. After a day on the stump in early October, Perry Gershon’s campaign for the area’s congressional seat was working that Hamptons glitz with Alec Baldwin, who…
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Fast Forward California GOP Candidate Ron Cohen Defends 9/11 Conspiracy Tweets
A Jewish Republican running to oust an incumbent Democratic congressman in Silicon Valley doubled down on several conspiratorial statements during a conversation with the Forward, including that Barack Obama’s children have different biological parents and that the 9/11 terror attacks were an inside job used to justify the invasion of Iraq. Cohen, who is endorsed…
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Fast Forward Jewish Candidate Who Called Diversity ‘Crap’ Down 23 Points In New Jersey Swing District
A Republican Jewish candidate who said “diversity is a bunch of crap” is down big in his southern New Jersey House race, which is now set to elect a Democrat for the first time in 24 years, a recent poll shows. Seth Grossman trails State Senator Jeff Van Drew by 23 points in a district…
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News Jews Of Color Prove Unique Appeal To Voters In Age Of Trump
Arizona statehouse candidate Alma Hernandez said there was a time some people had trouble comprehending her background. “Oh my God, you’re Mexican and Jewish?” she told the Forward some folks would ask whenever she traveled outside the state. Hernandez, 25, is part of a group of Jews of color running, and winning, in areas where…
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