Townsend v. Schumer on Israel
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Schumer is up for re-election. This being New York, he is 28 points ahead of his rival, Republican Jay Townsend. The two got together on Sunday for a debate at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Watching the debate, you have to wonder why Schumer is so far ahead. But then, it's New York and Schumer is a Democrat.
Unfortunately, watching the debate told me nothing about the candidates' positions on Israel. It didn't even come up. The closest they got was the Ground Zero Victory Mosque. Iran and its drive for nuclear weapons didn't come up either in a debate between two major-party Senate candidates in the most heavily Jewish state in the nation. I guess all those people who argue that Jews don't care about Israel are right.
In all fairness, Townsend has attacked Schumer for his sometimes lackadaisical support of Israel. More details here.
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