December 24, 2021
Kitchen Tables Issues Rule the Day
By Steve Feinstein
Political ideology is a very strong vote-influencing factor. Many—too many—people regard politics and voting (especially for national office) as a matter of affirming one’s allegiance to their “team.” If you are a Northeastern Jew, for example, chances are you’ve been raised in a liberal household that has always voted Democrat. No amount of abstract economic theory regarding how lower federal income taxes actually increase the federal tax haul or theoretical arguments about how a tough American foreign policy stance against radical Muslim nations eventually redounds to Israel’s benefit is sufficient to change the mind of a committed Leftist.
When confronted with their contradictory positions on the issues, the rationalizations fly: “I just hate seeing rich fat cats like Mitt Romney getting a tax break, even if it means that millions of other Americans are as well. Keep the rates where they are. Or just raise his.” And regarding Israel, even though many American Jews look upon Israel as their “second country,” if a Republican policy is better for Israel than the Democrats’ approach, suddenly the blindly loyal Demoratic voter will say, “Well, I’m an American first. Israel will survive on its own.”
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