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Presidential history where voters under the age of 55 made up a majority of the electorate. normally we on look at the babyboomers. voters 56 and older, normally the majority of presidential politics but no more. younger voters, and i think you agree me. younger voters who agree at this moment to favor biden and the democrats. this is a warning sign. is it not? >> republicans have been doing poorly under age 30 all the way to the mid two thousands. the last time you had a republican at the natio...

Writing these new rules. >> and you always look to the middle of the electorate which can shift from election to election. if you look at the numbers, if you can bring them up on independents. joe biden performing 10 points better than hillary clinton among independents. whats the lesson there? >> you need to have more than just your base as part of your coalition. donald trump had been pretty good in 2016 about bringing new voters out. in this pew study you can see folks who were new to the stu...

From the blog of Itzik Yarkoni at The Times of Israel

From the blog of Alan Abrams at The Times of Israel

Two months ago, the chair of a board for a national Jewish organization shared that intermarriage keeps him up at night. There was nothing new about his concern. Jewish worry around intermarriage is ancient, springing from the Torah itself and millennia of commentary. For centuries, when a Jew chose to “marry out,” families sat shiva. Until relatively recently, there was no way for most intermarried couples to be wed by a rabbi, to mark the birth of children with Jewish rituals, or often, t...

White liberals more likely to have a mental health condition Follow Us Question of the Day     ANALYSIS/OPINION: White liberals are more prone to mental health disorders than individuals who identify as conservative or moderates, according to a Pew Research Center survey.  Sixty-two percent of Whites who classify themselves as “very liberal” or “liberal” have been told by a doctor they have a mental health condition, as compared to 26% of conservatives and 20% of moderate...

Rethinking Jewish LA The Jewish community has an opportunity to be a part of these trend lines of mergers, consolidations and redefining what our community can look like. This past week, the American Jewish University announced plans to seek tenants to fill its available space. This news came at the same moment that Hebrew College announced its decision to sell its property and to move into Temple Reyim in Newton, Massachusetts. Across the country, in the wake of a radical shift to online trigg...

2 months ago PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dadventures, a curated discovery platform that matches families with vetted local and home entertainment, announced the closure of its successful $2 million seed funding round. The round was led by multiple angel investors. Inspired by their struggles balancing parenting with busy careers, fellow dads and entrepreneurs Stephen Dypiangco and Devon George co-founded Dadventures to help other dads gain confidence as ...

Sort of delivering the goods and saying, voters, its up to you to decide. i think boring might be in. >> well, not bombastic. these are democrats. we do not like triumph the insult comic president. but humor. we had very little -- i think no humor in the last debate. somebody over there better make me laugh. it doesnt mean you have to be, like, stupid and ridiculous, but, you know, but a funny word also really helps to open people up. >> agreed. a little bit of humor would be fine. a little bit ...

Arguments, it doesnt support the facts. fact, abortions are decreasing in america. just over 1% of abortions happen after 21 weeks. more than 60% of americans say they want roe v. wade to stay in place. take a look at gallups tracking poll. 50% of americans say abortion should be legal only under certain circumstances which tracks with bill clintons formulation that abortion should be safe, legal and rare. annual 25% say it should be legal in all circumstances and 28% say illegal in all circumst...