Author: Ben Jacobs
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House Democrats eye a pair of Iowa seats late in the game
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Perhaps no state in the country had Republican candidates do better in 2022 than Iowa. The GOP won up and down the ballot. For the first time since the Eisenhower administration, there wasn’t a single elected Democrat at the federal level. Iowa, which had once been the quintessential swing state, seemed on the verge of…
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Will Jewish voters abandon the Democrats?
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The Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, reshaped the world. It has scrambled Middle Eastern alliances, sparked conflict on college campuses, and led to war as Israel continues its effort to free the over 100 hostages still held in Gaza. But has it changed how Jews vote in the United States? For nearly a…
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Congressional Democrats increasingly keep distance from Biden amid aftermath of disastrous debate
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The spiraling political crisis sparked by President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance in late June doesn’t just affect Joe Biden. Democrats throughout the party, from Capitol Hill to state operatives, are increasingly concerned about Biden’s presence on a ticket. Biden, running against former President Donald Trump, his vanquished 2020 rival and now the 2024 Republican…