Democrats walk a fine line these days when they reach out to the organized Jewish community. Some, like Sen. Chuck Schumer, have the shtick down pat, J.J. Goldberg writes.
Is newly-elected congresswoman Dr. Nan Hayworth Jewish?
Cross-posted from J.J. Goldberg’s blog.
O.K., so how bad was it for the Jews? Not as bad as for Democrats in general. A few Jewish lawmakers were defeated, a smaller number of new ones were elected. A quick look at who’s in and who’s out offers some intriguing insights about the current state of American Jewry. As Yogi Berra once said, you can observe a lot just by watching.