Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice

Why are liberals and Democrats embracing anti-Israel extremists?

(JNS) — It has always been a mistake for politicians and pundits to underestimate the basic moderation of the American people.

Whenever either major party goes too far to the right or the left, the rule has always been that they are soon punished for it by the electorate. But Democrats who are cheering the prospect of extremists like Graham Platner and Abdul El-Sayed to represent their party in the U.S. Senate in contests in Maine and Michigan seem to be ignoring that lesson.

If there is any real constant in the ever-changing American electoral landscape, it is that a victory in which the Repu...

 
 

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