Comments on: Jewish Politics: Most Frum Jews Running For Office Today Will Lose

By: erm_saywhat

erm_saywhat — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:17:13 +0000

LBK & WellInformedYid – Mr Rosenberg got a large enough percentage of the vote be considered a threat as he grows older and becomes experienced. If $0 can get 30% of the vote, what does a hundred bucks get? How about a thousand?

Mr Rosenberg got just over EIGHT THOUSAND votes. How many did you get, three?

By: rebdoniel

rebdoniel — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:13:24 +0000

Kudos to a kid who can earn 27% of the vote without spending a dime. That sends a powerful message. Also, Brian Doherty won a good 38% of the vote, despite his lack of funds. That is also pretty impressive. Doherty had some Jewish support, but mostly from Flatbush. Dov needs to be given the boot- his Tzioni politics seem to have little to do with the Chassidishe taam of Boro Park. A good Republican Chosid needs to challenge him.

Joel Pollak from Chicago is also a rising star in the Conservative movement, and I think that Moderate Republican David Brumberg also has a chance at becoming a leader in the Manhattan GOP- he is fiscally responsible, but also pro-choice and pro-gay marriage. We need people like him and California candidate John Dennis from San Francisco to run in liberal districts and to build up the GOP in liberal enclaves. We learned last night that the GOP needs to be a big tent party, one that runs candidates suitable for the constituencies they seek to represent.

We need Mike Castle to make a Senate run in DE in 2012, Giuliani to make a run for Gilibrand’s seat in 2012, and we need to get Scott Brown reelected, as well. We must also try to get a strong candidate in PA who can stand up to Bob Casey, and capitalize on the anti-Democrat sentiment in Wisconsin and get Herb Kohl out.

By: StateSenator

StateSenator — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:50:37 +0000

LBk Mr. Rosenberg got 28% of the vote That is great for such a Candidate. MR. Rosenberg Does not get knocked down so easily. He had the guts to go against Carl Kruger which 19 year old who do you know that does that, or would do that.

By: thinkingclearly

thinkingclearly — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:44:06 +0000

I am still shocked how biased ywn is regarding D. Greenfeld and D. Hikind. While I have great respect for both of them D. Greenfeld is gven credit for everything good that has happened in this century. D. Hikind is looked at like gum stuck on the bottom of his shoe. We have received Hikind’s opponent’s web description of who he is and what he wants. We never saw Dov’s website. Is ywn a news site or a biased political machine. Hatzlocha to Dov and David, Keep up the great work.

By: rofehardamah

rofehardamah — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:16:02 +0000

Chicago has Joel Pollack, a “Yireah Shomoyim” running against the vehemently anti-Israel Jan Schakowsky for a key US Congressional seat. She embraces J-Street et al.

By: TorasMosheEmess

TorasMosheEmess — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:00:14 +0000

This is what passes for “political analysis?” It is one of the most empty, vapid opinion pieces I have read this season.

A true analysis is so simple, so obvious, that it barely merits mention. Note that all the candidates he predicts will lose are conservatives/Republicans while those he predicts will win are liberals/Democrats. Gee, who’d of thunk it: in a state and, in particular, a city where Dem voters outnumber Rep voters by 2 to 1 (versus 34% to 33.8% nationwide — not to mention that Jews vote Dem 75-85%) that liberals/Democrats are the likely winners and conservate/Republicans are the likely losers.

I am awe struck by the brilliance of such political wisdom… NOT

By: justsmile613

justsmile613 — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:12:38 +0000

FRUM PEOPLE………………….VOTE REPUBLICAN!

By: charliehall

charliehall — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:45:45 +0000

Sheldon Silver is also frum and he will be re-elected to his Manhattan seat in the State Assembly.

By: arc

arc — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:00:51 +0000

Hatzlocha to R Dov.

By: WellInformedYid

WellInformedYid — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:49:47 +0000

LBK
Sometimes people need a reality check.