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Revenge of the Jews?
I've never been to a Republican victory party (or any event in Howard Beach!) where black velvet yarmulkes were as plentiful as they were at Bob Turner's event last night, and there are few elections in which the Jewish politics I've always covered with interest are going to get spun quite this hard.
DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is already out with the party line: These were just Orthodox Jews, not the mainline, Democrat-supporting, population.
That drew an irritated email to me from a non-partisan Orthodox leader this morning.
"Of course the DNC chair has to downplay the NY9 result, that's her job. But you would think that she would do so in a way that's about politics by addition rather than subtraction. Chair Wasserman Schultz seems to be suggesting the Democrats should write off Orthodox Jews, rather than reach out - which is rather surprising since she has a sizable Orthodox community in her own Florida district," he said.
The subtleties, and their limits, are worth understanding here. The district does have more Orthodox congregations than any other in America. This doesn't necessarily mean this was a vote about Israel, or same-sex marriage, though. Many of those Orthodox Jewish voters are, simply, Republicans who typically support Republican candidates. They weren't swing voters in this race at all, though they were unusually well-organized and motivated; others, including a few I spoke to last night, spoke like other Americans about dissatisfaction with Obama's economic leadership.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
yup. He belongs to the Young Israel of Holliswood. He sits next to my brother in law. That’s why this was such a personal and crazy election for me. My sister came to my house in KGH, noticed the Turner sign in the frontyard and asked “you’re against MY Weprin!”
She said someone from her YI noticed the sign and asked her (paraphrase) “does your family still live at xyz address? Because I saw there’s a Turner sign there.” She was worried they’d get upset at her.
Orthodox Jews are barely tolerated by the secular Jews and non-observant/Reform/Conservative Jews in law firms....The Sabbath and holiday observances really annoy them, among other things.
Boot Debi
2010 was DWS’s first election with opposition.
Karen Harrington got a lot of votes (for purple gerry-mandered Broward county FL)
http://www.karenforcongress.com
Methinks you have run out of road.
There is an UPSIDE: I'll bet NBC will give you your own sitcom because of your ability to make people laugh (at you).
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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These were just Orthodox Jews, a contemptable statement. Though as I'll note on the other threads, I wouldn't draw long term conclusions. Jews, like everyone else, vote on a multitude of issues, not just Israel.
Congressman West had it right: vile and despicable DWS.
I can't fathom the firestorm if a Republican had said something comparable about Orthodox, or any, Jews.
Yup. We just wantses our pound of flesh, we does.
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