'But he's Jewish': Opponent questions Mandel's faith in Ohio Senate primary debate

[steve2470]

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/11/ohio-senate-jewish-campaign-ad-mandel-521007

A Republican Senate candidate in Ohio is doubling down on a controversial campaign ad, insisting voters need to be aware of an important fact: that the frontrunner in the primary is Jewish.

Mark Pukita, an IT entrepreneur in the crowded GOP race, during a Thursday night candidate forum defended a campaign ad that questioned the faith of opponent Josh Mandel.

A moderator at the debate, held by the Ohio Press Network at North Columbus Baptist Church, asked for Pukita to respond to claims that he is “antisemitic and intentionally divisive and inflammatory.”


"In terms of antisemitism, all I did in an ad was pointed out that Josh is going around saying he's got the Bible in one hand and the constitution in the other. But he's Jewish,” Pukita said. “Everybody should know that though, right?"

[LiberalFighter]

1. Republicans do have different standards.

[pidge]

6. Few Republicans feel that way,this guy is an idiot.

[elleng]

2. Took them a while!

Early life and education
Mandel was born to a Jewish family on September 27, 1977, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Rita (née Friedman) and Bruce Mandel.[3][4][5] Mandel's maternal grandfather, Joe, is originally from Poland and is a Holocaust survivor, while his maternal grandmother, Fernanda, is originally from Italy and was hidden from the Nazis by Christian families during World War II.[6] Mandel has a sister, Rachel. He attended Beachwood High School where he was the quarterback of the football team.[7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Mandel

[luvs2sing]

3. Yup..not so nice Jewish boy from Cleveland.

I love going to visit Hubster’s family up there and listen to them shredding him. Hubster is the quintessential nice Jewish boy from Cleveland.

[elleng]

4. Nice.

Lots of my college friends were 'nice Jewish girls from Cleveland.' (Went home with one for Thanksgiving 1963, honored JFK @ shul there.)

[abqtommy]

5. The religious Free-Dumb, it burns. I guess Puke-ita never learned in school

that The Bible was written by Jews and Christianity is correctly considered to be a
sect of Judaism. Hypocrisy, anyone?