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IIRC, this is the district with suburban republicans that went ~+10 for Biden in 2020, then elected fucking Santos in ‘22. The pendulum has swung back to democrats and by a wide margin.
His lies were specifically tailored for the district to get him elected there. And apparently NO ONE did any opposition research on him to expose that before he was elected.
One paper did. They were ignored.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/small-local-paper-uncovered-and-reported-george-santos-scandal-before-november-election
It's also a very Jewish district. A lot of pro-Israeli Jews are concerned about the "left wing" of the Democratic party not supporting Israel's genocide, and the Republicans were running an incredibly pro-Israel candidate. The combination of events made this race a lot closer than it might otherwise have been.
The Republican candidate is literally just an Israeli Defense Force solider.
So yeah, I guess it's accurate to call her an "incredibly pro-Israel candidate."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazi_Melesa_Pilip
"She is an Ethiopian Jew, and was born in Ethiopia. She immigrated to Israel when she was 12 years old, and later served in the Israel Defense Force's Paratroopers Brigade as a gunsmith. Pilip studied at the University of Haifa, where she earned a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy, and also at Tel Aviv University, where she earned a masters degree in diplomacy and security."
So an Ethiopian Jew was running on supporting Israel's genocide. That'd be ironic if it wasn't so sad.
ethnonationalism is a disease
That said, Ethiopian Jews are treated like shit by a lot of my other fellow Jews sadly, so that may have been a part of it. I'm glad she lost, but I do think that was a factor.
Hopefully, there’s a ceasefire soon. The status quo cannot be maintained.
Biden is trying to save Israel from itself while still being supportive, as world opinion massively swings against Netanyahu.
Such a stupid fool's errand. Let the monster fall on his own sword or push him on, don't fuckjng try to avoid the inevitable... Stupid Democrats. Always useful idiots for tyrants.
biden should send in seal team 6 to assassinate Netanyahu and install an anti-genocide government in Israel and organize another round of accords, enforced by sanction mandates for noncompliance by the world's nations
he is? he seems to be actively supporting the genocide