"After a year in which #Israel, #antisemitism and #political #polarization scrambled long-standing alliances, the #American #Jewish political map is heading into 2026 unusually unsettled.

From #NewYork #CityHall to #swingstate #governors’ mansions to some of the most crowded #Democratic #primaries in memory, the coming #election cycle will test how much Jewish #voters still cohere as a political bloc — and whether the issues that have dominated Jewish life since #Oct7 will continue to shape the ballot box. The rise of outspoken pro-#Palestinian #candidates, fractures inside both parties over Israel, and the growing visibility of #antisemitism on the left and the right have turned races that might once have seemed parochial into national bellwethers."

https://www.jta.org/2025/12/31/politics/how-jewish-politics-are-shaping-the-2026-election-map-from-coast-to-coast

Via #RawStory @ 2:05pm EST on Dec 30, 2025

Want a clear sign of #GOP doom under #Trump? Look to this key #SwingState

Since Donald Trump came down his escalator in 2015 and successfully launched a hostile takeover of the #RepublicanParty in the U.S., there have been 16 competitive races for #Congress in #Nevada.

#Republicans have lost all of them

https://www.rawstory.com/want-a-strong-sign-of-gop-doom-under-trump-look-to-this-key-swing-state/

If Michigan is a #SwingState then this will def make our voters swing again:

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/30/electricity-prices-jump-after-trump-rejects-disaster-aid-for-michigan-utilities-00665572

🇦🇹 #LexikonDerNeuzeit
Im heutigen #Falter Newsletter wird der Wiener Gemeindebezirk Simmering nach amerikanischem Vorbild als #SwingState bezeichnet. Dieser terminologische Schwachsinn meint, dass es in diesem Bezirk bei der kommenden #wienwahl2025 zu einem engen Rennen zwischen SPÖ und FPÖ kommen wird.

Ich verbuche das mal als morgendliche Titel-Fehlleistung.