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Does the Jewish vote still matter?
Raphael J. Sonenshein
November 14, 2012
Does the Jewish vote still matter and if so, how? Exit polls indicate that 70 percent of Jews voted for President Obama, compared to roughly 39 percent of white voters overall. However, with California and New York, which have large Jewish populations, guaranteed to go Democratic, the Jewish vote may have mattered only in Florida.
Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and Florida Jews
Raphael Sonenshein
August 15, 2012
In 1992, Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts mounted a strong campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. The pundits considered him a brainy guy who was willing to take on the sacred cows of Social Security and Medicare. Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, by contrast, seemed like a flawed candidate. Tsongas stung Clinton by calling him “pander bear.”
Why I voted against the tobacco tax
Dennis Prager
June 27, 2012
A few weeks ago, California voters narrowly rejected another tax increase not only on cigarettes, but also on those mass murderers — cigar and pipe smokers. As expected, proponents of Proposition 29 blame its defeat on all the money tobacco companies spent on ads against the proposition. Whenever a candidate or vote supported by progressives is defeated, the loss is attributed to money. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was not recalled?
Calif. bill would prevent anti-circumcision ballot initiatives
Jewish Journal
August 24, 2011
A bill that would prevent local communities in California from banning male circumcision was unanimously approved by the state senate\’s judiciary committee.
California Jewish voters maintain liberal reputation
Tom Tugend
November 16, 2006
California\’s Jewish voters upheld their liberal reputation in the Nov. 7 election, despite a strong effort by the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) to focus on the Bush administration\’s pro-Israel record.
Our Faux Democracy
Jill Stewart
November 3, 2005
This is not democracy. The California legislature stole our democracy while we slept. All districts in California are now rigged this way. That\’s why, in California in the fall of 2004, not a single state legislative or Congressional seat changed party hands.
What’s So Special About the Special Election?
Raphael J. Sonenshein
November 3, 2005
On Nov. 8, the voters of California will have the chance to vote in a special election most of them did not want. That\’s no reason to stay home. After all, whether we like it or not, the election will take place, and all of California residents will have to live with the consequences.
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