"Jews don’t feel comfortable in the Republican Party" -NJDC [View All]

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Few Jewish Republicans Are Running For Office
The "Chosen" Representatives.

Jonathan E. Kaplan

Republicans have boasted in recent years that Jewish Americans, who traditionally vote for and contribute money to Democrats, are supporting the GOP in greater numbers both financially and at the polls.

But the Republican Party has made little if any headway recruiting Jewish candidates to run for office under the party’s banner.

There are 20 Jewish Democratic challengers running for House and Senate seats this fall but only two Jewish Republican challengers, according to data compiled by the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC).

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“If Republicans have overcome their historic problems with the Jewish community, then it begs the question, ‘Where are their Jewish candidates?’” said David Goldenberg, spokesman for the NJDC. “The majority of Jews don’t feel comfortable in the Republican Party, which champions the causes of the extreme right wing.”

http://www.pjvoice.com/v17/17102few.html