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“If the general election becomes a one-on-one matchup, voters who disliked Cuomo but also aren’t fully comfortable with Mamdani could be up for grabs,” Henry Olsen told JNS. Vita Fellig (June 25, 2025 / JNS) Orthodox Jewish voters backed former New York governor Andrew Cuomo by a staggering 8-to-1 margin, but that wasn’t enough to stop anti-Israel state representative Zohran Mamdani from pulling off a decisive win in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, according to political analyst Henry Olsen. “What’s pretty clear is that Mamdani put together a very wide-ranging ethnic and class coalition, winning votes in...

Tefen CEO and owner Mally Bitzur-Parnes Tefen, Israel’s largest and oldest international consulting company, on Sunday published a survey it conducted among 2,170 hi-tech employees who appeared to be evenly split on the judicial reform: asked if the reform endangers Israel’s economy, 41% said it doesn’t, while 39% said it does. However, the vast majority of respondents believe their company should stay out of politics – 77% said they personally do not and will not participate in the protests against the judicial reform, and 90% said the company they work for should not take an active role in the protests....

Every time you turn around these days, there’s a new Clintonian scandal in the news. Among conservatives, the scandals raise hackles, while among liberals, they don’t even result in a raised eyebrow. It’s unfortunate that liberals only care what you say, not what you do, but, unfortunately, that’s the only way it can work with that crowd. Once you sign on to be a Democrat, the contract demands that you never dare question why, for instance, Barack Obama has kept all of his documents under lock and key or why Bill Clinton has never served time for sexual assault, accepting...

The Great Divide Divided electorate is a natural for a bitter, issueless campaign By Bill Bishop AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Sunday, May 2, 2004 President Bush spent more money this March than any other candidate ever spent in one month -- almost $50 million. Most Americans didn't see this campaign, because in 2004, the presidential election isn't a national contest. The money Bush and his Democratic opponent, Sen. John Kerry, are spending goes to just 18 states. Bush and Kerry are campaigning in the dwindling number of counties where Democrats and Republicans mix in nearly even numbers, according to an Austin American-Statesman...