The Israel Factor 04.2012, Questionnaire

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 26, 2012

The Israel Factor 04.2012, Full Statistics

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 26, 2012

Three very quick comments on Santorum’s departure

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 10, 2012

Rick Santorum drops out of GOP race

Published on April 10, 2012

Rick Santorum ended his presidential campaign, effectively leaving Mitt Romney as the GOP candidate most likely to face President Obama in November.

Sheldon Adelson on Newt: ‘He’s at the end of his line’

By Jay Firestone
Published on March 28, 2012

Sheldon Adelson, who with wife Miri, has given more than $15 million to the Newt Gingrich Super PAC Winning Our Future, said Monday he believes Gingrich is “at the end of his line” regarding the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Messianic group paid Santorum for speaking gig

Published on March 22, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) accepted a paid speaking engagement from a Messianic Judaism group.

Factor panel: Israel can’t act in Iran without Obama’s consent

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 22, 2012

The Israel Factor 03.2012, Questionnaire

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 22, 2012

The Israel Factor 03.2012, Full Statistics

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 22, 2012

Can't buy me love

By Douglas Bloomfield
Published on March 15, 2012

It feels like spring, but there's little love in the air for Mitt Romney. The GOP frontrunner expected to have his party's nomination sewn up by now so he could focus on sending Barack Obama back to Chicago. But too many Republicans just can't find it in their hearts to embrace the former Massachusetts governor and are still hoping someone will come along who can make them fall in love.

Bad religion

By Rob Eshman
Published on March 7, 2012

Religion should take election years off. As soon as the presidential campaigns get under way, religion should just go to Cancun and wait them out. Otherwise, inevitably, it gets used.

Mitt Romney narrowly wins Ohio in Super Tuesday split

Published on March 6, 2012

Super Tuesday Republican primaries were a race between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, Republicans selected a Jewish veteran for Ohio's senate run, and Dennis Kucinich lost his bid for reelection.

Romney and Santorum in stalemate on Super Tuesday

Published on March 6, 2012

Mitt Romney failed to land a knockout blow against rival Rick Santorum on "Super Tuesday," raising the prospect of a drawn-out battle for the Republican presidential nomination between the party's establishment and its grassroots conservatives.

Super Tuesday election results by state

Published on March 6, 2012

Romney misses getting the big sweep he'd hoped for, Ohio is still up in the air.

There’s a new Israel-US survey, but don’t be fooled by the headlines

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 1, 2012

On the issues: GOP hopefuls on Israel, Iran, abortion, Social Security and more

Published on February 28, 2012

In advance of Super Tuesday, JTA takes a look at the stances of the four Republican presidential candidates on some issues of Jewish interest. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

Which Republican candidate has the Jewish vote?

Published on February 28, 2012

When Jewish Republicans around the country enter the voting booth for 10 primaries and caucuses on March 6 for “Super Tuesday,” they will see three candidates who still have a puncher’s chance at securing the GOP presidential nomination.

Santorum, the presidency and the campaign politics of religion

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on February 28, 2012

Harvard, Santorum and the one-state solution

By Marty Kaplan
Published on February 27, 2012

This coming weekend, Harvard’s Kennedy School will host a One State Conference” where some 20 speakers will be talking about “Israel/Palestine and the one-state solution.” Between the idea of a one-state solution, and the reaction to Harvard’s providing a venue for entertaining it, and the ongoing Republican assault on elites and universities, I don’t know whether to cry or to cry.

GOP candidates: Make threat against Iran clearer

Published on February 23, 2012

Three of the four Republican presidential candidates said the United States should make a more explicit threat of military action against Iran. Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich agreed in the CNN debate on Wednesday in Arizona that the measures taken by President Obama to isolate Iran have not gone far enough.

Dowd: Santorum a ‘small-town mullah’ who wants to ban contraceptives

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on February 23, 2012

Surging Santorum has Jewish GOPers shrugging, shvitzing and kvelling

Published on February 21, 2012

If Rick Santorum secures the Republican nomination, expect to hear this mantra from his Jewish supporters: In times of crisis, social issues don’t matter. The former Pennsylvania senator, who is leading in national polls in the race for the GOP presidential nod, is fiercely anti-abortion and believes that states have the right to ban birth control -- stances that are at odds with the views of most American Jews.

Factor: Why is Romney better than Obama?

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 21, 2012

Political March Madness

By Marty Kaplan
Published on February 13, 2012

Will Hillary be Obama’s running mate, with Biden going to State if they win? Will Romney wrap things up on Super Tuesday, or will there be a brokered Republican convention, with Ron Paul as kingmaker? Will Democrats take back the House but lose the Senate?

Santorum: West Bank is part of Israel

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on January 6, 2012

Three winners in Iowa and three takeaways for Jews

Published on January 4, 2012

There were three winners in the Iowa Republic caucus: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and, not far behind them, Ron Paul. There were also (at least) three takeaways for Jewish observers: Foreign policy matters, evangelicals matter -- and Ron Paul matters.

Romney, Santorum say they would vote for Paul if he wins nomination

Published on December 29, 2011

Two Republican presidential candidates said they would vote for Rep. Ron Paul if he wins the GOP nomination.

Who wants to be President?

By Douglas Bloomfield
Published on June 13, 2011

Newt Gingrich last week became the first candidate ever fired by his staff, as one wag noted, and if that proves a lethal blow to a doomed presidential campaign no one will be more disappointed than his old friend and collaborator Benjamin Netanyahu. The two worked closely in the 1990s to thwart Clinton administration peace policies and no doubt were looking forward to doing the same to President Obama.