2026 Was Not The Year

Every election cycle, commentators race to breathlessly declare that this will be the year that Jews stop voting Democratic. And then every year it doesn't happen. And then every year Republicans ... well, let me just reprint the chronology I identified way back in 2014.1) (Non-Jewish) Republicans say they want to be Jews' best friends, particularly with respect to Israel.2) Jews express policy positions with respect to Israel that differ from those advocated by Republicans.3) Republicans, cognizant of the greater stakes Jews have in this issue and respectful of Jewish opinions generally, rethink their positions. Republicans accuse Jews of being delusional and/or betraying their own people.4) Republicans express bafflement that Jews continue to vote Democratic.We talked about it in 2014, and 2015, and 2017, and 2020. And so again today. Exit polling once again found that Jews voted overwhelmingly Democratic on their congressional ballot -- 72%, to be precise, against 24% GOP. That's a…

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