This Shapiro Thing Within The Party... Has An Echo Of The Lieberman Thing Of 24 Years Ago...

[H2O Man]

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I disagree that it is like with Joe L, but I thank you for raising an important issue. Lieberman had been the first Demoicrat of stature to speak out against President Clinton, and when Gore picked him, it appeared to be an attempt by Gore to separate himself from Clinton. Lieberman was a self-righteous neoconservative Democrat, with little appeal to the party's base outside of his home state. The failure of the Gore campaign to use Clinton set the stage for an erlection so close that the USSC could select Bush for president. The rest of Lieberman's career was not a bonus for our party. People tended to dislike him for who he was, an obnoxious politician. That's not to say he wasn't talented.

I was not fully aware of the circumstances with Gov Shapiro, and had viewed his potential for becoming VP entirely on his political stances. But then I've read things by forum members here -- including many that I have great respect for -- that suggersted his being Jewish was the source of the disagreements on if he is the best choice. I did respond, including in a highly detailed bit about why he isn't likely to excite the youth vote. Yet, because of what others were saying, I knew I had better take a closer look.

In doing so, I found that there is a lot of antisemitic attacks on him. I had not been aware of the extent of this before. I think it is primarily coming from those outside our pasrty, who would never vote for VP Harris. But it is indeed toxic, and threatens to poison the social-poltical environment even more than it already is. At this point, it looks as if VP Harris will pick Shapiro, and I'm good with that. It will provide our party to confront one of the ugliest features of American society head on. To expose the disgraceful reality that antisemitism not only still exists, but is considered by the opposition to be something near and dear to them.