After President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election, making historic gains across the identity politics spectrum that were presumed to be safe bets for left-wing intersectional ideologues, Democrats were left in the dust, scratching their heads and asking themselves, “What on earth happened?”
One voting bloc that swung heavily toward Trump and the Republican Party compared to previous elections was the so-called Jewish vote. Motivated by the explosion of antisemitism in the United States, such as on-campus support for Hamas, institutional defense of genocidal rhetoric directed at Jewish Americans, and the open celebration of ahistorical pro-terrorist propaganda throughout the radical wing of the Democratic Party, Jewish people, especially those in religious communities, abandoned their Democratic roots en masse. In New York state, for example, Trump’s support among Jewish voters rose a stunning 50%.
However, while this shift toward conservatism among Jewish voters is certainly something to celebrate, it would be foolish to assume this represents a permanent move in favor of the Republican Party. We must remember that the 2024 presidential election was extraordinary in seemingly countless ways, with the atmosphere of antisemitism being just one. But with a few small changes on the Left, it’s plausible that these gains within the Jewish community could vanish overnight, with support for the Democratic Party shifting back after a mere blip in 2024.
If the Democratic Party can eradicate or, at the very least, dilute the antisemitism that festers within its ranks — yes, it’s a big........