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Jewish votes in the US elections
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with vice presidential candidate Mike Pence on July 16, 2016, during a press conference in New York. (AFP PHOTO/KENA BETANCUR)
September 29, 2016, 12:30 am
Mike Pence to headline rare Trump fundraiser by NY Jews
Thursday event in Manhattan, co-hosted by Trump Victory Fund finance chair Lew Eisenberg, expected to raise $1m
By JTA
Florida Congressional candidate Tim Canova speaks during a forum at the Florida Technical College, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
August 11, 2016, 10:39 pm
Florida Dems: Wasserman Schultz’s challenger flip-flopping on Iran deal
Tim Canova links himself to Reps. Frankel and Deutch, who opposed the pact, but they distance themselves from him
By Eric Cortellessa
Marc Zell, co-chair of Republicans Overseas Israel, in his Jerusalem office, August 23, 2016. (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
August 11, 2016, 7:41 pm
How Israel’s leading Republican learned to love The Donald
Trump should not become president, Marc Zell declared eight months ago. Now he sings the nominee's praises, and accuses the Clintons of raping the American public
By Raphael Ahren
The Islamic Center of Boca Raton, Florida, is shown on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 (AP Photo/Terry Spencer)
July 14, 2016, 2:07 am
Voting in Palm Beach mosque aborted over anti-Islamic backlash
Many residents refuse to cast votes at Muslim shrine; polling at churches and synagogues to go forward
By TERRY SPENCER
MK Michael Oren at a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting in the Knesset, November 19, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 7, 2016, 1:33 pm
Michael Oren: Sanders should apologize for Gaza ‘blood libel’
Democratic candidate's claims of Israeli ruthlessness and inflated death toll endanger the Jewish state's security, MK and former envoy to US says
By Raphael Ahren
US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump waves at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, March 21, 2016. / AFP / SAUL LOEB
March 24, 2016, 3:24 pm
At AIPAC, GOP candidates write a check that reality won’t cash
Republican presidential hopefuls grandly promised to scrap the Iran deal and move the US Embassy to Jerusalem, two ideas that won't fly
By Raphael Ahren
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee speaks during a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Jerusalem on August 19, 2015. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 13, 2015, 6:27 pm
US presidential hopefuls to attend conference in Israel
Unspecified list of candidates to gather in Jerusalem early next month to discuss 'economic, foreign, defense and cultural policy'
By TOI staff
Republican presidential candidate US Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition spring leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas on April 25, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP)
July 17, 2015, 4:52 pm
GOP sees Iran deal as chance to siphon off Jewish voters
Republicans are making some inroads, but majority of US Jews still tend to vote Democrat in national elections
By SERGIO BUSTOS and Ken Thomas
Eric Lynn (right), one-time liaison between for the Obama presidential campaign and the Jewish community and Congressional candidate in Florida. (photo credit: courtesy)
April 12, 2015, 8:43 pm
Former Obama campaign Jewish liaison runs for Congress
Eric Lynn announces candidacy to be representative of Florida district after working for US president in 2008
By JTA
President Barack Obama speaks to supporters during a rally for Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's reelection campaign at Central High School, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Bridgeport, Conn.(Photo credit: AP/John Minchillo)
November 6, 2014, 12:24 am
Poll: US Jews voted Democrat, but cooler on Obama approval
J Street says Jews voted 69% to 28% for Democratic congressional candidates over Republicans; Republican figures put the split at 65% to 33%
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Mitt Romney visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem during his presidential campaign (photo credit: Shutterstock)
November 7, 2012, 6:55 pm
Jewish Republicans congratulate Obama, call for bipartisanship
RJC notes uptick in Republican support among US Jews, from 15% in 1992 to 31% in 2012
By Haviv Rettig Gur
David Harris, the president of the National Jewish Democratic Council, speaking to a British journalist outside the NJDC bus in Charlotte N.C., Sept. 3 (photo credit: Ron Kampeas/JTA)
November 7, 2012, 11:16 am
Obama wins big among Jews, with 69%-30% victory over Romney
Despite millions of dollars spent and unprecedented grass-roots work by Republican Jewish groups, exit polls of Jewish voters show only slight decline in support for Democrats
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Behind a sign barring loaded firearms in the building, people stand in line to cast their votes on Election Day at a precinct at the Wake County Firearms Education and Training Center in Apex, N.C., Nov. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
November 7, 2012, 12:29 am
The battle for the Jewish exit poll begins
Even before voting was over, Democrats were challenging how Republicans count Jewish votes
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Obama surrogate Jack Lew makes a point during his debate with Romney surrogate Tevi Troy at Green Road Synagogue in Beachwood, Ohio, with moderator Nathan Diament listening in the background. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)
November 6, 2012, 4:08 am
The ‘oys’ of voting
Appeals to Jewish emotions often backfire, dividing communities instead of uniting them
By Ron Kampeas
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