Kamala Harris sidestepped a proudly Jewish and pro-Israel politician to be her vice president — and it cost her and the Democrats a pivotal U.S. election.
Why did Harris make the choices she made? Because she wasn't the one making the choices; not on policy, not on her teleprompter statements, not on a VP candidate--none of it. She, like Biden, is a puppet to the progressives who have apparently taken over the Democratic party. And who, exactly, is running our country NOW, I wonder? Biden has been demented for a while, so who is calling the shots?
The ultimate puppet master is Satan, via the frequently usurped Crown, trafficking humans around the world and narcotics as well since at least the 13th century.
Excellent analysis Joshua. I always love to read Future of Jewish every afternoon and was waiting for this one to help explain Harris’ loss. Two things bothered me also, besides not selecting Josh Shapiro for VP. Harris did not attend Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Senate which I thought was a sign to the Progressives in the Democratic Party that she was with them. And, then why did 79% of American Jews vote for her?
Yeah, makes some sense. How could one not see Kamala speaking out of both sides of her mouth regarding Israel- one way in front Jews, another in front of Fakestinian supporters. My blinders came off after Oct 7, so I just expected other Jews had also followed suit. Sorta a let down.
Regarding #4 . . . he isn't the most on the planet, but he is no doubt up there.. . . He is certainly the most law-breaking candidate and the one and only convicted felon and insurrectionist to run for President. I ran into a a guy holding a Trump banner outside our polling station. He was the only one holding a banner of any kind in our town. No one talked to him as far as i could tell, so I said, you're looking pretty lonely out here. "Yeah" he laughed."I just want to do it. I know he won't win in this state." "Yes, I replied, "but he has two chances. If he loses on the voting, he can claim it was rigged and attack the capitol. Maybe he'll win by overthrowing the govt. this time." The guy laughed, and added, "He tried that last time." 'I know," I said, "that's one reason I wouldn't vote for him." "I get it," he replied. "Doesn't it stop you from voting for him ? "Nahh"
I didn't want to push it, so I walked on. Afterwards, I was thinking about it. It's like we were from different planets. That's why am writing this reply after reading your point #4 -=- the last work of it being "planet."
The issue is not that Trump is or isn’t a convicted felon. The issue is that the Democrats didn’t come close to putting up a candidate that would even compete with him. If he is as bad as you portray him to be, you would think it would be pretty easy to find a candidate that can beat him. The ceiling is incredibly low. That some Americans are captivated by Trump says a lot less about them and Trump, and a lot more about the state of the Democratic Party leadership.
Superb analysis! As long as the Democrats are enamored with identity politics they will continue further leftward and support for Israel will decrease among Democrats
I agree with you Joshua! What did this woman think she was doing by rejecting him? I think this was a deliberate move and unsurprisingly it backfired. I never found any message from Kamala that resonated with the Jewish people. I have been suspicious of her motives from the beginning.
Spot on. I'm a conservative who would've been horrified if Harris had won - yet even *I* wanted her to pick Shapiro. He's everything she is not, and had that ticket won, the country would've been in far far better hands than it would've been in Harris/Walz'. I was so appalled when she passed him over. Seemed clear to me (maybe I'm wrong) she was both disinclined to pick someone smarter/more experienced for her second chair, and that she valued the Hamas vote more than the PA vote. Dumb, dumb, dumb. But also - thank God.
I still say they are not really that unintelligent, just operating with Luciferian Blinders.
Despite any and all appearances, the restoration of Israel is one hundred percent God's Doing, and making fools of Satan's puppets is part and parcel of that Divine Project.
I think Harris' poor choice of a running mate was a portent of her poor decisionmaking skills in general; If she had won the presidency, I believe she would have made many more poor choices and decisions, with disastrous consequences for our country - and for the rest of the free world.
While I agree that the Harris campaign’s decision to bypass Governor Shapiro in favor of the Minnesota Knucklehead was an unforced error, I doubt whether it made much difference at the end of Election Day. Even if the Bratgirl had carried Pennsylvania, she’d still have lost.
What interests me more is the emerging evidence that the American Jewish vote has tilted significantly toward Trump and the Republicans. Given the traditionally strong attachment of American Jews to the Democratic Party, this could prove to be a development of some significance.
How do you tell the difference between a Progressive and a Marxist Progressive?
One is a Communist and the other is a Communist who doesn’t know that they are a Communist. It’s a distinction without a difference.
What really us needed is an article about how to be a Jewish Progressive Marxist and hold on to all your totally failed political beliefs, and antisemitic frenemies while submerging your cognitive dissonance and ignoring that your “friends” actively advocate to ostracize you and/ or “solve the Jewish problem” (as viewed from a postcolonial lesbian Neo-Aztec perspective of course).
Did you see the stats? Regardless of Shapiro not being selected, 79 % of Jews voted Democratic and 21% Republican despite a rather despicable behavior of Tim Walz. So, no, VP is not a factor.
Harris was a terrible candidate who reflected the dems’ support of unpopular positions and the dems’ lack of a coherent message. I don’t think Shapiro could have saved her candidacy.
I only wish that Biden had not even thought of running for a second term. That way whoever chose to run on the Dems ticket would have a chance to stand up and make a go of it. Harris didn't have half a chance to even get a running start out of the gate. I don't think she would have stood a chance in the mix of candidates. Who knows though who she would have been up against. It's all speculation at this point because the American people never got the chance to take a look at the possibilities. Whether her VP pick was Jewish or not, she really didn't have a chance in the shadow of Trump.
This is silly. Yes she should have chosen Shapiro over Walz. Obviously. But this did not cost her the election. Even had she won PA she still would lose the election. And frankly its not clear Shapiro would have made a difference even in PA. After all, Pennsylvanians inclined to support Trump over the hard leftist Harris might calculate they can elect Trump and keep Shapiro as the governor. That is basically what happened when Michael Dukakis chose Lloyd Bentsen of Texas in 1988. They lost Texas and the election in a landslide.
Not so sure. the issues were beyond simply voting for Kamala because she showed that she can have a Jew on her side. And it is not just that she did not want to take chances, she wanted to appear close to the “common” people, which Shapiro would have hard.y help. So, no, not everything is about Jews. In my humble opinion.
Yes, but I remain convinced that it would not have made any difference. I am actually glad that she did not. Could have opened another can of worms. And no one really cares about the VP anyways. It is a president who is elected, not a VP. But it is just my opinion. I moved on and not particularly interested in “ifs” and “whys.”
Why did Harris make the choices she made? Because she wasn't the one making the choices; not on policy, not on her teleprompter statements, not on a VP candidate--none of it. She, like Biden, is a puppet to the progressives who have apparently taken over the Democratic party. And who, exactly, is running our country NOW, I wonder? Biden has been demented for a while, so who is calling the shots?
Fair point.
I like your articles, Joshua.
Obama.
Co - puppet.
The ultimate puppet master is Satan, via the frequently usurped Crown, trafficking humans around the world and narcotics as well since at least the 13th century.
The Crown, aa they have done for a thousand years and more.
25 million dead of British Genocide around the world... Conservatively estimated.
Excellent analysis Joshua. I always love to read Future of Jewish every afternoon and was waiting for this one to help explain Harris’ loss. Two things bothered me also, besides not selecting Josh Shapiro for VP. Harris did not attend Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Senate which I thought was a sign to the Progressives in the Democratic Party that she was with them. And, then why did 79% of American Jews vote for her?
Few reasons why so many American Jews voted for the Democrats:
1) They are oblivious to or purposely ignoring the mainstreaming of Left-wing antisemitism.
2) Their Jewishness is not a core consideration in their voting calculations.
3) They are blinded by identity politics.
4) They were brainwashed by much of the mainstream media into thinking that Donald Trump is the most horrific person to ever walk this planet.
Yeah, makes some sense. How could one not see Kamala speaking out of both sides of her mouth regarding Israel- one way in front Jews, another in front of Fakestinian supporters. My blinders came off after Oct 7, so I just expected other Jews had also followed suit. Sorta a let down.
Regarding #4 . . . he isn't the most on the planet, but he is no doubt up there.. . . He is certainly the most law-breaking candidate and the one and only convicted felon and insurrectionist to run for President. I ran into a a guy holding a Trump banner outside our polling station. He was the only one holding a banner of any kind in our town. No one talked to him as far as i could tell, so I said, you're looking pretty lonely out here. "Yeah" he laughed."I just want to do it. I know he won't win in this state." "Yes, I replied, "but he has two chances. If he loses on the voting, he can claim it was rigged and attack the capitol. Maybe he'll win by overthrowing the govt. this time." The guy laughed, and added, "He tried that last time." 'I know," I said, "that's one reason I wouldn't vote for him." "I get it," he replied. "Doesn't it stop you from voting for him ? "Nahh"
I didn't want to push it, so I walked on. Afterwards, I was thinking about it. It's like we were from different planets. That's why am writing this reply after reading your point #4 -=- the last work of it being "planet."
The issue is not that Trump is or isn’t a convicted felon. The issue is that the Democrats didn’t come close to putting up a candidate that would even compete with him. If he is as bad as you portray him to be, you would think it would be pretty easy to find a candidate that can beat him. The ceiling is incredibly low. That some Americans are captivated by Trump says a lot less about them and Trump, and a lot more about the state of the Democratic Party leadership.
The Never Ending Mystery...
Superb analysis! As long as the Democrats are enamored with identity politics they will continue further leftward and support for Israel will decrease among Democrats
Truth.
I agree with you Joshua! What did this woman think she was doing by rejecting him? I think this was a deliberate move and unsurprisingly it backfired. I never found any message from Kamala that resonated with the Jewish people. I have been suspicious of her motives from the beginning.
Her advisers were too cozy with Iran.
Spot on. I'm a conservative who would've been horrified if Harris had won - yet even *I* wanted her to pick Shapiro. He's everything she is not, and had that ticket won, the country would've been in far far better hands than it would've been in Harris/Walz'. I was so appalled when she passed him over. Seemed clear to me (maybe I'm wrong) she was both disinclined to pick someone smarter/more experienced for her second chair, and that she valued the Hamas vote more than the PA vote. Dumb, dumb, dumb. But also - thank God.
Agree🙌Hallelujah 🙏
I still say they are not really that unintelligent, just operating with Luciferian Blinders.
Despite any and all appearances, the restoration of Israel is one hundred percent God's Doing, and making fools of Satan's puppets is part and parcel of that Divine Project.
I think Harris' poor choice of a running mate was a portent of her poor decisionmaking skills in general; If she had won the presidency, I believe she would have made many more poor choices and decisions, with disastrous consequences for our country - and for the rest of the free world.
While I agree that the Harris campaign’s decision to bypass Governor Shapiro in favor of the Minnesota Knucklehead was an unforced error, I doubt whether it made much difference at the end of Election Day. Even if the Bratgirl had carried Pennsylvania, she’d still have lost.
What interests me more is the emerging evidence that the American Jewish vote has tilted significantly toward Trump and the Republicans. Given the traditionally strong attachment of American Jews to the Democratic Party, this could prove to be a development of some significance.
Oh, and here I was angry at the 79% who still voted Democrat. Should I be looking at the glass half full instead of a little over a 5th?
That’s not a good number. They Jewish vote, being small and hard to track. There is evidence, however, that Trump has improved his share of that vote:
https://www.commentary.org/john-podhoretz/lets-begin-talking-about-the-jewish-vote/
Got it. Yeah, noone asked me if I was Jewish when I voted so this would be incredibly hard to count.
Purge the old guard Dems right up to and including the Obamas.
Throw in the shrubbery … Bushes.
How do you tell the difference between a Progressive and a Marxist Progressive?
One is a Communist and the other is a Communist who doesn’t know that they are a Communist. It’s a distinction without a difference.
What really us needed is an article about how to be a Jewish Progressive Marxist and hold on to all your totally failed political beliefs, and antisemitic frenemies while submerging your cognitive dissonance and ignoring that your “friends” actively advocate to ostracize you and/ or “solve the Jewish problem” (as viewed from a postcolonial lesbian Neo-Aztec perspective of course).
Then we’d really be making some progress.
Otherwise the discussion is on point.😬
Did you see the stats? Regardless of Shapiro not being selected, 79 % of Jews voted Democratic and 21% Republican despite a rather despicable behavior of Tim Walz. So, no, VP is not a factor.
I have to disagree with you, Josh and say that Kamala Harris is without a doubt anti-Semitic, Jewish husband or not.
I suppose we can call her an "unintentional antisemite." I wrote about this last year: https://www.futureofjewish.com/p/unintentional-antisemites-why-obama
I’ve coined the term “antisemitism adjacent” for the likes of Harris and various other progressives.
Why were Nick Fuentes and Richard Spencer attracted to her? She was weaker on Israel than Trump.
Harris was a terrible candidate who reflected the dems’ support of unpopular positions and the dems’ lack of a coherent message. I don’t think Shapiro could have saved her candidacy.
He would have definitely helped her get Pennsylvania.
I disagree. See my above comment discussing the 1988 election.
Sorry I missed your comment. I repeated the same thing as you said unintentionally.
Great minds think alike. 😉
I only wish that Biden had not even thought of running for a second term. That way whoever chose to run on the Dems ticket would have a chance to stand up and make a go of it. Harris didn't have half a chance to even get a running start out of the gate. I don't think she would have stood a chance in the mix of candidates. Who knows though who she would have been up against. It's all speculation at this point because the American people never got the chance to take a look at the possibilities. Whether her VP pick was Jewish or not, she really didn't have a chance in the shadow of Trump.
Thank you for straightening the historical impacts of this country.
This is silly. Yes she should have chosen Shapiro over Walz. Obviously. But this did not cost her the election. Even had she won PA she still would lose the election. And frankly its not clear Shapiro would have made a difference even in PA. After all, Pennsylvanians inclined to support Trump over the hard leftist Harris might calculate they can elect Trump and keep Shapiro as the governor. That is basically what happened when Michael Dukakis chose Lloyd Bentsen of Texas in 1988. They lost Texas and the election in a landslide.
Valid point.
Honestly, I don’t believe Shapiro has anything to do with her loss. And I do not think he would have helped her win.
He would have definitely helped her get Pennsylvania.
Not so sure. the issues were beyond simply voting for Kamala because she showed that she can have a Jew on her side. And it is not just that she did not want to take chances, she wanted to appear close to the “common” people, which Shapiro would have hard.y help. So, no, not everything is about Jews. In my humble opinion.
It is not about having "a Jew" on your side. It is about having a very popular governor of a state you must win.
Yes, but I remain convinced that it would not have made any difference. I am actually glad that she did not. Could have opened another can of worms. And no one really cares about the VP anyways. It is a president who is elected, not a VP. But it is just my opinion. I moved on and not particularly interested in “ifs” and “whys.”
Agreed!