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I agree with you that people shouldn’t support the Democrats. Republicans have become the party of common sense on so many issues (gender, Israel, etc.)
But there are still moderate pro-Israel Democrats like Ritchie Torres and John Fetterman. And the fact is, some people will remain Democrats no matter what because it’s part of their identity or they care about particular issues the Democrats support.
Although the majority of frum Jews vote Republican, there are also plenty of us who vote Democrat. There are even Orthodox elected officials who are Democrats. I even know chassidim who vote Democrat and agree with them on most issues.
Our political diversity is important for people to know about, because there are some people who are on the road to becoming ba’alei teshuvah, and the one thing about their former lifestyle they won’t drop is their political opinions. That’s fine. They should feel welcome among us even if they vote Democrat.