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Home Front: Politix
Jewish voters are furious at Dems’ defense of Ilhan Omar
2019-04-17
Except in certain precincts, Jewish votes as such are not significant enough to move the needle. But upwards of half of the donations to the Democratic party reportedly come from Jewish checkbooks, not to mention volunteers. Any hit to that is significant, even if not transferred to Republican coffers.
[NYPost] Jewish voters furious at Democrats’ defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar
Somali-American Dem representative from Minnesota. She is apparently married to her brother and may be her own grandmaw...
 say they’re done with the party that has held their support for generations.

"We felt we had a home there," said Mark Schwartz, the Democratic deputy mayor of solidly blue Teaneck, NJ. "And now we feel like we have to check our passports."

Jordan Manor of Manhattan, who calls himself a "gay Jewish Israeli-American," laments, "The party I thought cared about me seems to disregard me when it comes to my Jewish identity."

Mark Dunec, a consultant in Livingston, NJ who ran for Congress as a Democrat in 2014, says, "I’m physically afraid for myself and for my family," adding, "I see my own party contributing to the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States."

Omar, a freshman congresswoman from Minnesota, sparked the firestorm in February for using anti-Jewish tropes: saying that support for Israel was "all about the Benjamins" and accusing Jewish-American politicians of "dual loyalty."

Posted by:trailing wife

#16  On the subject.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-04-17 21:20  

#15  Most of the country is already in drought
Posted by: Frank G   2019-04-17 20:34  

#14  A nation without electricity is a nation without a nuclear weapons development program.

One leaky dam at a time.
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-04-17 19:15  

#13  "taking out" is more like bombing the hell out of it and letting the survivors figure out what to do with the rubble.

A nation without electricity is a nation without a nuclear weapons development program. Just saying...
Posted by: SteveS   2019-04-17 12:42  

#12  just anecdotes

no reliable poll numbers yet on this
Posted by: lord garth   2019-04-17 11:43  

#11   In favor of invading Iran? I didn't realize we had neocons here.

"Taking out" is not the same as invading, occupying and nation building. As I understand it, "taking out" is more like bombing the hell out of it and letting the survivors figure out what to do with the rubble.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-04-17 11:37  

#10  What's it called when you try the same thing over and over again thinking you'll get a different result?

I know.
Posted by: Scipio Aemilianus   2019-04-17 11:29  

#9   But upwards of half of the donations to the Democratic party reportedly come from Jewish checkbooks, not to mention volunteers.

I believe the new term is jizya.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-04-17 10:13  

#8  Battered Housewife Syndrome. Anecdotal grumblings. They will talk themselves back into voting "(D) for Dumb" by the 2020 elections because any other action would involve acknowledging that they had been foolish dupes their adult lives.
Posted by: magpie   2019-04-17 10:10  

#7  The advantage with Iran over Iraq is they are a more cohesive state so if you bomb the crap out of military targets you might see the gov replaced but you probably won't see a collapse into anarchy and invasion by unfriendly neighbors trying to expand influence.

Also if the gov is replaced it is hard to imagine a worse government taking their spot.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2019-04-17 09:55  

#6  Anecdata.
Posted by: charger   2019-04-17 09:09  

#5  In favor of invading Iran? I didn't realize we had neocons here.

So was invading Iraq a good idea? Same argument. What's it called when you try the same thing over and over again thinking you'll get a different result?
Posted by: Herb McCoy    2019-04-17 08:07  

#4  They will still vote for Democrats, even as they are being rounded up. Most idiotic people I've ever seen.
Posted by: Rupert Big Foot9316   2019-04-17 06:20  

#3  Taking out Iran?

A train that is long overdue at the station.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-04-17 04:24  

#2  Why else is America remaking the Middle East? War after war. America certainly doesn't benefit, but Israel certainly does. Taking out Saddam was a big help to them. Taking out Iran? The last big player in the region. I'm no socialist but damn American moves always seem to benefit Israel for some reason.
Posted by: Slavirong Ulineter4274   2019-04-17 00:43  

#1  "We felt we had a home there," "...my own party..."

Seems like misplaced loyalties to me.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-04-17 00:19  

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