Can a Jewish Democrat win the nomination for the 2028 presidential race?
Spent a few minutes reading comments from winning Democratic candidates about Israel... and found some interesting, surprising results.
I could only find three winning Senate candidates who openly and falsely accused Israel of genocide (El-Sayed, Flanagan, and Jackson) and two House candidates in competitive races (Lawrence, MI-7, and Villegas in CA). All except Villegas underperformed vis-ร -vis other Democrats, though I don't think it's because of their comments about Israel (I'm sure there are others who said it, but I'm on a train so this is not an exhaustive search).
But among Democrats in competitive Senate races, I couldn't find any who made the accusation. Hamilton in KS and Ossoff in GA refuted it (though Ossoff accused Israel of war crimes). However, all of them, like Turek and Talarico, were critical of Israel. If Andrews said anything about Israel, I couldn't find it (same for Colom). Brown, Cooper, and Peltola were more supportive of Israel than the rest.
But what's more interesting is that in Blue states that had competitive primaries, like Illinois and Massachusetts, Markey and Stratton avoided the "g" word, though Markey accused Israel of "war crimes." Interestingly, Stratton was asked the genocide question at a debate and refused to answer yes. In New Hampshire, Pappas's opponent accused Israel of genocide, but he did not (again, I'm sure I'm missing a few here).
To be clear, many Democrat candidates criticized Netanyahu; several accused it of committing war crimes, and a good number said they wanted to end offensive arms sales to Israel ... but pretty much all of them reiterated support for a Jewish State, a two-state solution, Israel's right to defend itself, and backed Iron Dome funding.
None of that leads me to think that a Jewish candidate, like Shapiro, who is supportive but critical of Israel, would face major impediments to the Democratic presidential nomination.
A warning about @WellsFargo Iโm opening a CD and just discovered that when it matures it automatically renews to one that pays something like 0.000001%. Very scammy. Beware.
How Americans view G20 countries: Canada, Australia and Japan most warmly; Russia, Saudi Arabia and China chilliest. Russia in a freezer of its own
Something I've noticed about exiles from Putin's tyranny is that no matter what happens in the U.S. since Trump was elected, they always say it's a prelude to something worse. @mashagessen is no exception. I'm not saying their reluctance to rejoice over any good news for democracy is wrong. Only history will have the answer.
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Step by step, Netanyahu's retirement is coming into focus. You think there was a political earthquake in the U.S.? Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in Israel's history, in office altogether for more than 18 years. A new chapter is about to begin
ืืืืืื ืืื ืืข ืืืจืื ืืืช ืฉืืืฉื
ืชืืฆืืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืช ืืืื ื ืืืฉื ืืกืืื ืืืืฉ ืืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืคื ืื ื ืืืืคืืช ืืืืืช ืื ืคืชืจืื ืืช ืงืกื. ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืื ืืืืจืืืช ืืืืืืช ืขืืื ื ืืืช ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืื ื ืขืืืืื ืืฉืื ืขื ืืืืืืช ืฉืืืืืช, ืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืืขืืืืช ืืขืืจ ืืืืกืชืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืงืืืื.
ืื ื ืืืืข ืฉืจืืื ืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืฉืื, ืืขืืงืจ ืืฉืื ืฉืืฆืขืจื ืื ืืชืืจืจืืช ืคืขื ืืืจ ืคืขื ืืืืืืงืืช.
ื-21 ืืืฆืืืจ 2016 ืืืืจืชื ืืคื ื ืคืืืฉื ืฉื ื ืื'ืืืช ืืฉืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืืืฉ ืืืฉืืืื ืืขืืืฃ ืขืื. ืืืืชื ืขืช ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืืจื ืืืื ืืืชื ืขื ืืกืฃ. ืืฆืขืจื, ืืืขืจืื ืฉืื ืืชืืืฉื ืืืืืื.
ื-12 ืืืื ืืคื ื ืืืืืจืืช ืืืืจืื ืืช ืืืืจืชื ืฉืงืืคืืื "ืืืคืืื ืืืืืื" ืืืืืืืจืื ืขื ืืงืืช ืืืฉืืช ืืืขืื ืคืืืขืื ืงืฉืืช ืืืืฉ ืืฉืื ืื. ืืืืืชื ืฉืืืืฉ ืืชืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืื, ื ืืกืืชื ืืืกืืืจ ืืช ืืกืื ื ืืืขืฆืืจ ืืช ืืืืืื, ืื ืืฉืืืืช ืืืฉืืืช ืืื ืืงืจืืื ืคืืืืืช, ืืื ืืฉืืื.
ืืขืฉืจืช ืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืฉื ืืขืจืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืืืื ืืืฉ ืืฉืื ืื ืืื 7 ื-8 ืื ืืืื, ืืชืืื ืืื 3 ื-4 ืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืฉืจืื ืืืชื ื ืฉืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืคืื ืืืคืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืชืจ.
ืืื ืื ื ืืืืืจ ืคืขื ื ืืกืคืช: ืืคืืืืืืงื, ืืื ืืฉืืื, ืืืืืื ืืืฉืื ืฉืืืฉื ืื ืืจืืขื ืืืืืื ืงืืืื, ืืื ืืืกืชืคืง ืืืืื ืืื ืืืื.
ืืืฉืืช ืืฉืื ืื ืืืืืงื ืืขืื ืงืฆืช ืืืชืจ ืืฉื ื. ืืื ืงืืืื ื ืืืจืื? ืืช ื ืชื ืืื ืขื 64 ืื ืืืื ืืืจืืข ืฉื ืื.
ืืืฉืืช ืืืขืื ืชืืืืง ืืขืื ืืจืื ืคืืืช ืืื, ืืืกืืืื ื ืงืื ืืช ื ืชื ืืื ืืืืจื ืขื 70 ืื ืืืื ืืขืื ืืจืืข ืฉื ืื, ืืืฉื ืืืจื ืืืืจืื ืืืช ืฉืืืฉื ืชืืื ืงืฆืจื.
ืื ืืืืืง ืืกืืื ืฉืืืฆืืืืช ืืคืืืืืืช ืฉื ืืฆืจื, ืืืืจืืืช ืืืืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืชื ื ืืงืื ืืืืืืช ืงืฉืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืื ืื ืืคืฉืจืืช ืืืืืืช.
ืืชืืจืื ืฉืงืืืืชื ืืืื ืฉื ื ืืืืจืื ืืืืจืชื ืืืืืืช ืืืจื ืืจืืจืื:
1. ืืืืืื ืืฉืื ืกืืฃ ืืขืืื ื ืชื ืืื.
2. ืืกืืจ ืืืืืจืจ ืืืืืจืืช ื ืืกืคืืช.
3. ืืกืืจ ืืืงืื ืืืฉืื ืฉืชืืฉืขื ืขื ืืืื ืขืืช ืฉื ืืจืฉืืื ืืืฉืืชืคืช ืืจืข"ื.
ืื ืืืข ืืืืฉืืช ืืืขืื, ืขืืืชื ืืืืชื ืื ืืชืจื ืืจืืจื ืืืืืืื. ืืืจืชื ืืืช ืืืืื ืืขืจืืช ืืืืืจืืช, ืกืืื ืืืื ืืืืืจืืช ืืืืจืชื ืขื ืื ืื ืืืืจืื: ืื ื ืืชื ืื ืืชืืงืฃ ืืืงืืช ืืืฉืื ืฉืชืืฉืขื ืขื ืืืื ืขืืช ืฉื ืืจืฉืืื ืืืฉืืชืคืช ืืจืข"ื, ืืืฉืจืื ืืืชื ื ืชืฆืืืข ื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืช.
ืืื ืฉืืจ ืื ืืฉืืื ืืืชืจ ืืจืฆืื ืืืชืืืฉ ืืืืชืคืฉืจ ืืืืืื ืฉืชืคืกืช ืืจืืื ืื ืชืคืกืช. ืื ืืืื ืื ืืช ื ืืฉื ืืืง ืืืืืก.
ืื ืืืื ืื, ืืื ื ืืืืข ืฉืื ืืืื ืื ืืจืืื ืืืจืื. ืืื ืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืชืืจืื ืฉืื ื ืืชืืืืืื ืืืชื ืืืื, ืืืื ืืจืก ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื ืืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืืื ืืขืืื ืืขื ืืื ืฉืืงืื ืืืจ.
ืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ืฉืืขืชื ืืงืจืืชื ืื ืืขื ืืืืืช ืืคืจืฉื ืืืืช ืื ืืืข ืืขืืืืชืื ืืืืืื ืืชืื. ืื ื ืืืงืฉ ืืืืืืจ: ืื ืืคืจืฉื ืืืืช ืืืื ืื ืขื ืืืจืืืชื ืืืืขืืืช ืฉื ืืคืจืฉื ืื ืืืืชืื ืืืืจืื.
ืืื ืืคืืืืืืงื ืืืฉืจืืืืช ืื ืฉืืืืจ ืืฆืืจื ืืจืืจื ืืืฉืืจื ืืืชืจ ืืื ื. ืืื ืืื ืฆืืจื ืืคืจืฉื ืืืืช. ืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืจ - ืื ื ืืชืืืื ืืืื.
ืืืช ืืืืืืช ืฉืืืคืฆื ืืืืื ืืืืจืื ืื ื ืืืขืช ืืกืืคืืจ ืืจืืืฆืื.
ืื ืืืืจืชื ืขื ืืืฉ ืขื ืื ืืฉื, ืืคืืื ืื ืขื ืขืฆืื.
ืืขืืจ ืืื, ืื ื ืกืืืจ ืฉืื ืื ืื ืืจืืืฆืื, ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืจ ืืคืจืก ืืขื ืืืื, ืืื ืื ืื ืื ืืืืง ืฉืคืืืข ืื ืืืื ืืชืงืื ืฉื ืืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืขืืืจ ืื ืืขืืื. ืื ืฉืืขืื ืืืื ืืืงืื ืืืฉืื ืฆืจืื ืืงืื ืืช ืืืื ืืกืืืืืืช ืืืฉื ืืงืื ืฆืื ืืืื.
ืืื, ืืืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืืืืฅ ืืจืื ืืืงืื ืงืืืืืฆืื ืฉื 61 ืืืจื ืื ืกืช, ืืื ืืจืฉืืื ืืืฉืืชืคืช ืืจืข"ื. ืืืืจ ืืงืืชื, ืืกืืืจืืช ืืืืื ื ืืชื ืืืื ืืฆืจืฃ ืขืื ืฉืืืฉื ืื ืืจืืขื ืืืจื ืื ืกืช ืืืืืืื.
ืื ืืืกืืจืืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืฉืงืคืช ืืช ืืืืช ืืืื ืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืขื ืืืืืื. ืื ืืืจื ืืฆืืช ืืืคืืื ืืจ ืืืืงืื ืืืฉืื ืืฆืืื ื-4 ืฉื ืื ืืืืืช ืฉืชืขืื ืืฉืจืื ืขื ืืจื ืืืื.
ืฉืืช ืฉืืื.
Frida Ghitis retweeted
Strategist James Carvilleโs maxim โItโs the economy, stupidโ still largely holds. But voters worldwide increasingly tie their economic hardship to government corruption, making graft a potent force at the ballot box, @FridaGhitis writes.
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Another consequence of the Democrats Big Win is that when Republican senators start retiring, frustrated with D control of the chamber, the newly-elected Democratic governors will name their replacements.
Frida Ghitis retweeted
The impact of the Midterm Elections is not what you think! substack.com/inbox/post/2234โฆ
How interesting. Israelโs opposition leader has a message for Americans
To all our friends in the United States and around the world:
The Israeli people have voted for change and to replace the current government.
Our democracy remains strong and vibrant. We are working to fulfill the will of the Israeli people by forming a new government as soon as possible - a national emergency government.
I intend to bring new leadership to Israel, leadership that serves all Israelis. Together with my partners, we will build a stronger Israel: A Jewish and democratic Israel. An Israel that is committed to liberal values, equality for all and is confident in its future.
The bond between Israel and the United States is more than an alliance between governments. It is a partnership between peoples, built over generations, sustained by shared democratic values, and strengthened by the conviction that our nations are more secure and more prosperous when we stand together.
Under my leadership, we will renew and deepen that partnership, strengthen the bipartisan foundations that have long sustained it, and work with our allies to advance a Middle East defined not simply by the absence of conflict, but by the presence of opportunity and cooperation.
Israel will remain one of Americaโs most reliable and capable strategic partners in the Middle East, a partnership that is mutually beneficial for both peoples, in every aspect.
I look forward to working closely and constructively with President Trump and his administration, whose friendship and commitment to Israel we deeply value. Together, we can advance our shared security interests, strengthen regional stability, and open new doors to prosperity for the peoples of the Middle East.
That is the Israel I believe in. And that is the future we intend to build.
ืืืืจืื ื ืืฉืืชืคืื ื ืืืจืฆืืช ืืืจืืช ืืืจืืื ืืขืืื:
ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื ืืฆืืืขื ืืขื ืฉืื ืื ืืืขื ืืืืคืชื ืฉื ืืืืฉืื ืื ืืืืืช.
ืืืืืงืจืืื ืฉืื ื ืืืชื ื.
ืื ื ืคืืขืืื ืืืืืืฉ ืจืฆืื ื ืฉื ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืฆืขืืช ืืงืืช ืืืฉืื ืืืฉื ืืืงืื ืืืคืฉืจื - ืืืฉืืช ืืืจืื ืืืืืืช.
ืืืืื ืชื ืืืืื ืืืฉืจืื ืื ืืืืืช ืืืฉื - ืืื ืฉืชืคืขื ืืืขื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืฉืจืื. ืืื ืขื ืฉืืชืคืื, ื ืื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืืงื ืืืชืจ: ืืฉืจืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืืงืจืืืช, ืืืืจืืืช ืืฉืืืืื ืืช, ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืขืชืืื.
ืืงืฉืจ ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืจืฆืืช ืืืจืืช ืืื ืืจืื ืืขืืจ ืืืจืืช ืืื ืืืฉืืืช. ืืืื ืฉืืชืคืืช ืืื ืขืืื, ืฉื ืื ืชื ืืืืจื ืืืจืืช ืื ืฉืขื ืช ืขื ืขืจืืื ืืืืงืจืืืื ืืฉืืชืคืื. ืืืช, ืืชืื ืืืืื ื ืื ืืืืืืช ืฉืื ื ืืืืืืช ืืืชืจ ืืืฉืืฉืืืช ืืืชืจ ืืืฉืจ ืื ืขืืืืืช ืืคืืขืืืช ืืื.
ืชืืช ืื ืืืชื, ื ืืืฉ ืื ืขืืืง ืืช ืืฉืืชืคืืช ืืื, ื ืืืง ืืช ืืืกืืืืช ืืื-ืืคืืืชืืื ืฉืขืืืื ืืื ื ืฉืขื ืช ืื ืฉื ืื, ืื ืขืืื ืืงืืืื ืืืืจื ืชืืืื ืืืื. ื ืคืขื ืื ืจืง ืืืขื ืฆืืฆืืื ืฉื ืกืืกืืืื, ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืคื ืฉื ืืืืื ืืืืช ืืฉืืชืืคื ืคืขืืื.
ืืฉืจืื ืชืืฉืื ืืืืืช ืฉืืชืคื ืืกืืจืืืืช ืืจืืืืช ืืืืืื ื ืฉื ืืจืฆืืช ืืืจืืช ืืืืจื ืืชืืืื.
ื ืชืืืง ืฉืืชืคืืช ืืืืืืื ืขื ืฉืชื ืืืืืืช, ืืื ืชืืืื ืืืืื.
ืื ื ืืฆืคื ืืขืืื ืืฉืืชืืฃ ืคืขืืื ืืืืง ืืคืืจื ืขื ืื ืฉืื ืืจืืืค ืืืืฉืื. ืื ื ืืขืจืืืื ืขืืืงืืช ืืช ืืืืืืชื ืืืืืืืืชื ืืขืืืงื ืืืฉืจืื.
ืืื ื ืืื ืืงืื ืืช ืืืื ืืจืกืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืืชืคืื ืื ื, ืืืืง ืืช ืืืฆืืืืช ืืืืืจืืช ืืืคืชืื ืืืชืืช ืืืฉืืช ืืฉืืฉืื ืขืืืจ ืืืืจื ืืชืืืื.
ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืขืชืื ืฉืื ื ืืชืืืื ืื ืืื ืืช.
What the election means for JD Vance, for Iran, for Israel and for the Dems new far left. (Spoiler: not what you think)
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Fascinating to see how the stock market is reacting to the election. You'd think it would hate to see the GOP's losses. And yet, maybe it prefers rational government. The Dow is up 1300 points. Stocks are higher across the board, except Elon Musk's Tesla is down 4%, wiping out more than $63 BILLION in market cap.
Big winners include Moderna, the mRNA vaccine maker targeted by the antivaxxers in the administration.
The impact of the Midterm Elections is not what you think! substack.com/inbox/post/2234โฆ
One of the biggest losers in this election was Elon Musk













