Midterms ’22: What Our Jewish Voters Are Thinking
With the clock ticking down to midterm elections on November 8, Moment checked in with the participants in our Jewish Political Voices Project (JPVP).
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The Villainous Mrs. Maisel
After her fallout with Shy Baldwin at the end of Season 3, the two-part Season 4 premiere still refuses to make Midge the villain of her own show.
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JPVP | Reactions to the Capitol Insurrection
We asked some of the Republican participants from our Jewish Political Voices Project about what recently transpired in Washington, DC and at the Capitol. We wanted to know how they felt about the rally that first took place claiming the election was stolen; what their thoughts were about what happened at the Capitol building and if those who participated should be held accountable; as well as their feelings on impeachment.
Bud Hockenberg (R-IA)—Voted for Donald Trump
ONE NATION FOR THE PEOPLE
Our constitution is based upon separate but equal branches—judiciary, legislative and executive.
The people’s house is the Congress.
There is no one person above the people.
The events of the past few weeks do not focus on the constitution but rather on individuals.
Our country is enduring and internal, not dependent upon one person.
It is critical that the Republican Party represents...
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JPVP | Where Do We Go From Here?
Since August 2019, Moment’s Jewish Political Voices Project (JPVP) has been following 30 politically engaged Jewish voters from battleground states.
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What Ten American Jews Learned About the United States Over the Past Year
A few of our JPVP voters share their reflections on the state of America today.
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JPVP Debate | Why I Am Voting For ….
Since August 2019, Moment’s Jewish Political Voices Project (JPVP) has been following 30 politically engaged Jewish voters from battleground states.
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We Asked Our Voters: How Do You Feel About November?
As part of our Jewish Political Voices Project, Moment has been following 30 voters—3 from each of 10 battleground states—over the last 12 months as the political climate continued to shift and the pool of Democratic presidential candidates narrowed. As one of their final check-ins before casting their ballots, our voters shared their thoughts on the Trump and Biden campaigns, voting by mail and more.
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Dan Levin (FL): ‘There Has Been an Erosion of Faith in the Institutions of Government’
Daniel Levin (50), a Democrat from Boca Raton, FL, is a past president of the southeast region of the Central Conference of American Rabbis and served as a member of the Reform Movement’s Think Tank, a group focused on planning the movement’s future. He has also served on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County.
We are providing the unfiltered opinions of voters interviewed for this project. Those views are based on their understanding and perception of facts and information from a range of sources. In some cases, that information may be misleading or incorrect.
Has Donald Trump’s presidency turned out the way you thought it would back in 2016 when he was first elected president? Is it better or worse than you expected?
In many ways, his presidency is...
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Michael Ginsburg (VA): ‘The Democratic Agenda is Unpopular’
Michael Ginsberg (45), a Republican from Centerville, VA is an attorney and aerospace engineer. He is vice president and deputy general counsel for CACI International, an information technology company that contracts with federal defense and intelligence agencies. He is a leader of the Suburban Virginia Coalition, which aims to improve Republican standing in suburban communities that have “taken a hit over the last several cycles.”
We are providing the unfiltered opinions of voters interviewed for this project. Those views are based on their understanding and perception of facts and information from a range of sources. In some cases, that information may be misleading or incorrect.
Has Donald Trump’s presidency turned out the way you thought it would back in 2016 when he was first elected president?
Yes, it has. I believed several of his major accomplishments—revising the tax code, appointing conservative judges,...
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Aug
Eliot Strickon (WI): ‘Joe, Please Keep Breathing!’
Eliot Strickon (54), a Democrat from Milwaukee, WI, lives in an Orthodox Jewish and African American urban community and serves on his synagogue’s board. He is the child of anthropologists who were students of Margaret Mead, and he describes himself as a Bundist (a secular Jewish socialist movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s). His grandmother joined the hatmakers union in the 1930s. Following in her footsteps, Strickon, his mother and his sister joined teachers’ unions.
We are providing the unfiltered opinions of voters interviewed for this project. Those views are based on their understanding and perception of facts and information from a range of sources. In some cases, that information may be misleading or incorrect.
Has Donald Trump’s presidency turned out the way you thought it would back in 2016 when he was first elected president?
Few people were expecting...