The issue of politicians supporting policies that are antithetical to Torah,but given support by frum groups is a problem. The analogy to the Satmar in Eretz Yisrael is a good one but the Satmar here , look the other way , as long as they get their piece of the pie. I really have trouble with all this. How a candidate who supports positions, such as toeva marriage, gets support from Orthodox groups in beyond me. We are supposed to be a light unto the nations, in a way, the conscience of the world. We certainly are not living up to that standard. For example, to support Wiener or Cuomo, whose policies are clearly not in accordance with our beliefs, is problematic. You don’t have to support them or the opponent. Just clearly state this is our belief and we cannot support a candidate who holds such views. Of course, the issue is money, and getting “stuff” from the elected officials. I sure wish there were more people with backbone and guts to stand up and take a firm, clear stance on some of these issues, and not what is “politically correct” so they can pick up some government money or favor.
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