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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, known for peddling a conspiracy theory about billionaire liberal George Soros, held his House seat in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. The Republican incumbent held a steady lead over Jennifer Zimmerman, with nearly 67% of the vote. Gaetz said last month on Fox News that he has “reason to believe” Soros, who…
Former Jewish Federations of North America chair Kathy Manning is projected to lose her North Carolina congressional race by a margin of 52%-45%. Manning, one of many Democratic Jewish women to run as first-time candidates this cycle, long trailed in the polls against one-term Republican Rep. Ted Budd but had managed to narrow the gap…
Democrat David Shapiro lost to a Republican incumbent on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Shapiro was trailing by 53-to-46% margin to Vern Buchanan, a six-term incumbent who had rarely faced serious challenges in the past. Both Shapiro and Lauren Baer north of Palm Beach were given only an outside chance at winning and both races were rated…
There was precious little that could have compelled Susan Hershberg Adelman to vote against a Democrat in Tuesday’s mid-term elections. To her mind, President Donald Trump has earned continued support in Congress by being the “most pro-Israel president we’ve ever had.” But last week, when Republican congressional hopeful Lena Epstein, who is Jewish, brought in…
Democrat Liz Watson trailed early in a tight race against a heavily favored Republican in a southern Indiana bellwether district. As first results trickled in from Indiana’s Ninth District, Watson, a liberal Jewish labor lawyer from Bloomington, trailed first-term Republican Trey Hollingsworth by about a 2-1 margin. But the first results were from Hollingsworth’s rural…
Newly minted Democrat Michael Cohen voted in New York on Tuesday, tweeting that he was “happy” to see a packed polling station. Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer who pleaded guilty to eight charges, including campaign finance violations, shared a photo of his “I Voted” sticker in the palm of his hand. It’s unclear where in…
No matter whether Democrats pull off a #BlueWave tonight, the new Congress is already certain to feature several new members who are openly critical of Israel and unconditional American backing of the right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At least four incoming Democrats who are sure to win tonight have harshly criticized Israel and…
A wide contingent of Americans say they are Christians. Left and Right, they say religious beliefs inform their political ones. But do their methods reflect any spiritual or scriptural grounding? Sticking to them. Bringing the fire. Owning them with your hot takes. That seems to be the preferred method of engaging in public debate. “Bring…
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