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Fast Forward John Eaves wants to be the first black and Jewish member of Congress
(JTA) — John Eaves can name plenty of people in Congress who look like him. And there’s a fair share who share his faith. But not a single lawmaker shares his two identities: an African-American and a Jew. Eaves, who previously served as county commissioner of Fulton County, Georgia, hopes to break that barrier by…
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Fast Forward Lawmaker: Being a ‘Republican in NY’ is like being an Israeli soldiers in Six Day War
(JTA) — A New York City lawmaker told a Jewish audience that she knows what it was like for Israeli soldiers to fight in the Six Day War because she’s “a Republican in New York City.” Nicole Malliotakis, who represents Staten Island in New York’s state Assembly, made the comments on Thursday night during a…
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News We went to South Carolina ahead of Saturday’s primary. Here’s what some voters had to say about the Democratic race.
South Carolina’s primary election on Saturday is another important hurdle in the wild race that is the Democratic campaign for president. While only 63 delegates of more than 4,000 nationally are at stake, the balloting is a key test for at least two of the remaining candidates. For Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is…
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Fast Forward Hundreds of Jews sign a public declaration of support for Elizabeth Warren
(JTA) — Hundreds of Jews from across the country have signed a declaration of support for Elizabeth Warren in the latest effort to influence Jewish voters in the Democratic primaries. Among the some 850 signatories to the #JewsforWarren declaration are Joshua Malina, the “Scandal” actor who starred in a Hillel get-out-the-vote campaign video in 2018;…
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Fast Forward Survey shows Jewish Americans will vote for any Dem over Trump
(JTA) — No matter who is running on the Democratic presidential ticket in 2020, he or she is likely to get the Jewish vote by a wide margin, according to a new survey. The survey, released Friday by the Jewish Electoral Institute, found that two-thirds of Jewish voters said they would choose any Democratic candidate…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders wins decisive victory in Nevada caucuses
(JTA) — Bernie Sanders swept to victory in the Nevada caucuses, becoming the undisputed front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont, finished Saturday’s caucus with about 47 percent of the vote, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden with 19 percent and, in third place, former South Bend, Indiana mayor,…
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Fast Forward Mike Bloomberg qualifies for Democratic debate in Las Vegas
(JTA) — Mike Bloomberg will finally go toe to toe on a debate stage with his fellow Democratic presidential hopefuls. The billionaire businessman and former New York mayor has qualified for Wednesday’s debate in Las Vegas days ahead of the Nevada caucuses on Saturday. Many of Bloomberg’s rivals in the race have criticized his self-funded…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders releases new ‘Proud To Be Jewish’ video
(JTA) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has released a new campaign video in which he says he is “very proud to be Jewish” and that he looks forward to “becoming the first Jewish president in the history of this country.” I’m very proud to be Jewish and I look forward to becoming the first…
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