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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders’ Jewishness a Non-Issue in Iowa — or So Voters Claim
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (JTA) — On a frigid night in what has been an unusually cold winter here, Bernie Sanders packed more than 1,200 people into the resplendent Orpheum Theatre, a nearly 90-year-old venue in this western Iowa outpost across the Missouri River from Nebraska. After taking the stage late Tuesday night, the independent Vermont…
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News What Draws Some Jewish Voters to Donald Trump? His ‘Chutzpah.’
“A mensch with chutzpah.” These were the yiddishisms that Republican Jewish Coalition board member Abbie Friedman deployed when he introduced Donald Trump at the group’s candidates forum last December. It was, in part, an effort to ease the palpable discomfort of wealthy RJC donors with the brash billionaire who would be president. The problem, though,…
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The Schmooze ‘SNL’ Mocks Ted Cruz’s ‘New York Values’ Attack as ‘Anti-Seinfeld’
(JTA) After the latest Republican presidential debate, there was speculation in media that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s jibes about “New York values” had sinister undertones. Cruz’s broadside against the city may have been aimed at his rival and New York City native Donald Trump, but his invocation of values that “are socially liberal, pro-abortion, pro-gay…
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Fast Forward Stakes Rise for Dem Debate As Bernie Sanders Closes Gap With Hillary Clinton
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Tightening polls and rising tensions between White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders could fuel a fiery Democratic debate on Sunday, their last face-to-face encounter until Iowa kicks off the presidential nominating race in two weeks. The leading Democratic contenders stepped up their attacks on each other during the past week,…
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Fast Forward As Bernie Sanders Surges in Polls, Are Jews Feeling ‘the Bern’?
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Talk of a Bernie Sanders presidency has suddenly become a lot more serious. Recent polling shows the independent Vermont senator and Democratic presidential hopeful dramatically improving his prospects in the first two primary states against front-runner Hillary Clinton. Two polls out this week — by the Des Moines Register and Quinnipiac University…
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Fast Forward VIDEO: Jewish Man, Muslim Woman Booted From Donald Trump Rally
A Muslim woman and a Jewish immigration lawyer were booted from a Donald Trump rally in South Carolina Friday night for standing in silent protest. Both Rose Hamid and Marty Rosenbluth wore yellow Holocaust stars of David with the word “Muslim” written on them to protest what they say is the Republican candidate’s spread of…
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Fast Forward Is Michael Bloomberg Considering a 3rd-Party 2016 Presidential Run?
Here we go again. For the past few presidential campaign cycles, Michael Bloomberg has flirted with the idea of running for commander-in-chief — and 2016 apparently is no different. The New York Times reported the former New York City mayor commissioned a poll in December to see how he would fare in a three-way race…
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Fast Forward VIDEO: Is Marco Rubio Really Outraged by US Spying On Israel?
(JTA) — Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has made seemingly contradictory statements about the seriousness of reported U.S. spying on Israel. Democrats have been eager to point out the apparent discrepancy. In the aftermath of the Wall Street Journal revelation last month that the National Security Agency eavesdropped on Israeli officials, including Prime…
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