{"id":2845,"date":"2022-06-22T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajcongress.org\/jewishpoliticalguide\/?page_id=2845"},"modified":"2022-09-12T17:56:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T21:56:37","slug":"a-political-umpire-for-the-jewish-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ajcongress.org\/jewishpoliticalguide\/a-political-umpire-for-the-jewish-community\/","title":{"rendered":"A Political Umpire for the Jewish Community – 2022 Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

February 2, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upcoming midterm elections will determine the fate of Congress for the second half of President Biden\u2019s term. So far, President Biden has enjoyed Democratic majorities in both Chambers of Congress, yet this will be put to the test on November 8, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, the political party of the incumbent president loses<\/strong><\/a> significant numbers of seats in Congress at a rate of about 30 seats. If that trend continues this year in the House<\/strong><\/a>, the Republicans will assume control of the lower Chamber. The Senate<\/strong><\/a> this year however favors the Democrats\u2019 likelihood of maintaining control, as 20 of the 34 seats up for election this cycle are currently held by Republicans, meaning Republicans have more turf to defend. In addition, estimates are that there are 2 \u2013 3 more competitive seats at risk for Republicans than Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this matters to the American Jewish community as this election is of great consequence. Multiple issues are on the ballot that impact the Jewish vote \u2013 from support for Israel to efforts to combat antisemitism to domestic issues like health care, the environment, the economy, and racial justice. Specific candidate views on topics like the Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, the Iran nuclear deal, and Israel\u2019s continued delegitimization at international bodies will also be top of mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why we\u2019re happy to share our new <\/em>Jewish Political Guide<\/strong><\/em><\/a> <\/em>with you. Our goal this year is to ensure that you, the voter, will use the guide as a go-to resource for understanding the issues that affect the Jewish community and its votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In particular, we will be highlighting three types of races that impact both the Jewish community and the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n