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"Coleman defeat leaves GOP without a Jewish senator
WASHINGTON - The defeat of incumbent Norm Coleman in the drawn-out Minnesota Senate race leaves Republicans without a Jewish senator for the first time in half a century.
Coleman’s departure comes two months after the GOP’s other Jewish member, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, switched parties to become a Democrat....
Republicans have had at least one Jewish senator since New York’s Jacob Javits took office in 1957, reaching a peak of three during the mid-1980s. In the 435-member House, Eric Cantor of Virginia is the only Jewish Republican and has risen quickly since he took office in 2001 to become the second-ranking Republican in the 435-member body. Eight Jewish GOP members served in the House during the 1990s.
This is kind of in your face, isn't it?
There are currently 29 Democrats in the House who list their religion as Jewish. The Senate will have 13 Jewish members as of next week when Franken is sworn in - 11 Democrats and two Independents who normally vote with the Democrats.
Amazing how the percentage of Jews is inordinately high given the population figures (Jews make up less than 2% of U.S. population).
Ira Forman, the chief executive of the National Jewish Democratic Council, said the sharp drop in the number of Jewish Republicans in Congress paralleled the party’s shift to the right. “It’s a reflection of where the Republican Party has gone,’’ he said. “It’s left the Jewish community pretty cold.’’
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!! Yeah, right! They both serve the same master!
Matt Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, disagreed, saying “you will see and are seeing Jewish Republicans winning elections all across the country’’ at the state and local level.
Oh, I'm sure we will.
