Republican’s Lei of the Land
That’s the title of this article in a newsletter called Jewish Exponent. It’s about Linda Lingle.
Excerpts:
She’s mounting her campaign with the help of donors from the “mainland,” including Jews in Philadelphia, where she recently stopped as part of her third and final fundraising trip across the country. …
Asked about the recent exodus from Congress of some moderates, like Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Lingle said: “That’s why they need people like us; it’s exactly why. … “
Lingle credited the Republican Jewish Coalition, on whose board she sits, with helping her raise funds all over the country. She traveled last summer with the group to Israel,where she said she learned, among other things, that the Israeli government supports continued U.S. aid to the Palestinians, an issue she would likely confront if elected to the Senate. …
—Chad Blair
