Paul Miller, writing in the New York Observer:
Before the final votes were counted on election night, the Progressive political action committee J Street was scrambling to save face. Failing to win competitive races and losing some of their strongest allies the self-declared “pro-Israel, pro-peace” group is taking chutzpah to a new level with the hope of convincing its donors and activists they still matter.
As the J Street spin machine was declaring victory Wednesday morning, I was reminded of my father’s timeless observation: “Only in America can you get blown out in an election and still tell people you won.” That is exactly what J Street is doing.
According to the organization’s website, “With votes still being tallied, endorsees are leading or have won in 77 of 95 races, and 90% of JStreetPAC endorsed incumbents are leading or have won.“
Inexplicably, the organization then reminds supporters of its failures, stating “JStreetPAC was a top bundler in the key Senate battlegrounds of New Hampshire, Georgia, Iowa and Colorado, raising an average of over $190,000 each for Jeanne Shaheen, Michelle Nunn, Bruce Braley and Mark Udall.”
Unfortunately for J Street, with the exception of Ms. Shaheen in New Hampshire, all their Senate candidates lost. And a couple of those failed efforts were double-digit defeats.
As the J Street spin machine was declaring victory Wednesday morning, I was reminded of my father’s timeless observation: “Only in America can you get blown out in an election and still tell people you won.” That is exactly what J Street is doing.
According to the organization’s website, “With votes still being tallied, endorsees are leading or have won in 77 of 95 races, and 90% of JStreetPAC endorsed incumbents are leading or have won.“
Inexplicably, the organization then reminds supporters of its failures, stating “JStreetPAC was a top bundler in the key Senate battlegrounds of New Hampshire, Georgia, Iowa and Colorado, raising an average of over $190,000 each for Jeanne Shaheen, Michelle Nunn, Bruce Braley and Mark Udall.”
Unfortunately for J Street, with the exception of Ms. Shaheen in New Hampshire, all their Senate candidates lost. And a couple of those failed efforts were double-digit defeats.
Whole thing here.
