How Trump can make the growing Jewish GOP coalition permanent

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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 “if” — then what will stop Jewish voters in urban districts from returning to their decades-old habit of pulling the lever for a Democrat?

Consider the Left’s ultimate weapon: time. Much like 9/11, memories of Oct. 7 will fade. They shouldn’t fade, of course, but they will nonetheless. The experience of Jewish students being abused on college campuses will also fade, as will the rhetoric of certain Democrats openly calling for the destruction of the world’s only Jewish state or exclaiming that American support for Israel is motivated solely by Jewish money.

With this in mind, if conservatives do nothing, these electoral gains will fade in exactly the same way.

This leaves one question: What must Trump and the Republican Party do to shore up their gains among what could be a new Jewish coalition?

The answer is to keep the momentum going.

One of the biggest problems with American electoral politics is one of perception: the idea that winning an election is equivalent to solving the problems that were central to the election itself. “Trump won, so inflation is over!” “Trump won, so the border is secure!” “Trump won, so antisemitism has been defeated!”

In reality, elections are simply inflection points that can open the door to the ability to form policies that can effect change. No policy, no change.

So, if Trump wants to maintain, and even grow, his support among Jewish voters, here are three policies that would not only keep the anti-antisemitism momentum going but provide the foundation for what could be a generational change in the political landscape.

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