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Fast Forward Is Jon Ossoff Winning Over Some Republicans In Georgia Congressional Race?
Jon Ossoff, the Jewish upstart who could flip a Republican-leaning Georgia House seat, apparently is capturing a significant amount of support from right-of-center voters. According to a statistical analysis from consulting firm Optimus, the Democrat won at least 8% to 10% of the Republican vote in April’s first round election, when he came first in…
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Fast Forward Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Pro-Israel Stalwart, Will Retire From Congress
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., a congressional leader who has been a staunch defender of Israel and the rights of Holocaust survivors, is leaving Congress. Ros-Lehtinen, a GOP moderate who has sharply criticized the policies of President Donald Trump, told the Miami Herald on Sunday that she simply no longer felt the drive…
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Fast Forward Is Dating Service Wrong To Set Him Up With Non-Jewish (Gasp!) Republicans?
A Jewish man is threatening to sue a matchmaking service after being given politically conservative and non-Jewish dates, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Daniel Levine, 37, paid $5,000 to a company called Master Matchmakers, specifying that he wanted a Jewish, liberal, college-educated, attractive woman who lives near Boston and is shorter than his 5’8”….
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Fast Forward Jewish Republican Introduces Bill To ‘Combat Anti-Semitism’
David Kustoff, one of two Republican Jews in the House, is pushing a bill to slap heavier penalties and an automatic hate crime designation on those who threaten religious buildings, following March’s spate of bomb threats against Jewish community centers. “Frankly, it wouldn’t matter what my religion is,” Kustoff, a freshman congressman from western Tennessee,…
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Fast Forward Chuck Schumer Headed For ‘Epic’ Showdown With GOP Leader
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is gearing up for an epic confrontation with counterpart Mitch McConnell, as the New York politician prepares his fellow Democrats to filibuster Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and possibly shut down the government over a budget dispute. “They’re in charge. Government shuts down, it’s on their back. We have leverage,”…
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Fast Forward Head Of GOP In Israel Says Sarah Silverman ‘Needs A Muzzle’
TEL AVIV (JTA) — The leader of Israel’s main Republican group called Sarah Silverman a “self-hating Jew” and said she “needs a muzzle.” Marc Zell made the comments Saturday night on the Republicans Overseas Israel Facebook page, which he manages as the group’s co-chairman. The post links to a blog post about a decade-old video clip of…
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Fast Forward NY Federation Calls Republican Health Care Bill ‘Potentially Disastrous’
NEW YORK (JTA) — New York’s Jewish federation sent a letter to Congress members in the state opposing the Republican health care bill because of its potential negative impact on poor people. The letter sent Wednesday by Eric Goldstein, the CEO of the UJA-Federation of New York, opposes provisions in the bill that would shift…
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Community What Campus Life Is Like For Jewish Republicans
A version of this article originally appeared in New Voices. The media has shown us months of outraged reactions over Donald Trump’s election, particularly among students. Campus protests frequently appear on our TV screens and in our newspapers. But few are talking about students who walk past the rallies that protest the result of their…
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