The campaign to tank Josh Shapiro's VP chances is gathering steam -- and accusations of antisemitism

[DavidDvorkin]

There are reportedly four frontrunners to be Kamala Harris’ running mate in her bid to win the presidency. Each has pro-Israel bona fides.

But only one, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish, is facing a campaign to keep him off the ticket because of his stance on Israel. The stop-Shapiro push includes an article in a major left-wing publication, The New Republic, and a website and Twitter feed called “No Genocide Josh.”

https://www.jta.org/2024/08/02/politics/the-campaign-to-tank-josh-shapiros-vp-chances-is-gathering-steam-and-accusations-of-antisemitism

[DFab420]

1. CNN just brought this up twice now too

[Behind the Aegis]

2. No surprises.

Hell, anti-Semitism has already made its way into the campaign before a VP has even been selected in attacks on her husband. Anti-Semites, including the self-loathing ones, will always be an issue, as they always have been.

[lapucelle]

3. Every Democratic VP contender is a Zionist. President Biden and Vice President Harris are Zionists.

So what sets Josh Shapiro apart from all the others? Why is he singled out for special treatment?

The oppo book on Josh Shapiro has been revealed in the past week. We are Democrats, so facts are our friends. It's crucial to push back against both misinformation and anti-Democratic Party disinformation campaigns on social media.

Here are a few things to read up on so that you can better counter the ridiculously distorted claims of the chaos agents responsible for the Genocide Josh campaign.

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Governor Shapiro on the distinction between peaceful pro-Palestinian protests and rank anti-Semitic activity on campus:

A Rising Democrat Leans Into the Campus Fight Over Antisemitism

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/politics/josh-shapiro-pennsylvania.html
No paywall:
https://archive.ph/Cue8L

Gov. Shapiro: Peaceful protests can't be excuse for antisemitism

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/04/24/the-lead-josh-shapiro-college-protests-israel-hamas-democrats-primary-2024-jake-tapper.cnn

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Governor Shapiro and the question of school vouchers:

Shapiro’s stance on school vouchers comes under focus amid VP speculation

https://www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/2024/07/shapiros-stance-school-vouchers-comes-under-focus-amid-vp-speculation/398333/

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Labor and union support for Josh Shapiro

More than 50 Pa. labor leaders — including teachers unions — are rallying around Gov. Josh Shapiro, as veepstakes continue

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/josh-shapiro-vice-president-labor-leaders-support-20240726.html
No paywall:
https://archive.is/7gW4C

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Comparison of Josh Shapiro's stance on the Israel-Hamas war with other major VP contenders

Who’s Afraid of Josh Shapiro?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/josh-shapiro-netanyahu-jewish-vp/679300/
No paywall:
https://archive.is/XQXcM

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Josh Shapiro's 1993 student op-ed on the prospects for peace in the Middle East:

Peace Not Possible

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i3VqES9WPttyAbv666GXWcaJDgIJ9QWp/view

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On the claim that Josh Shapiro served in the IDF:

PA governor disavows college op-ed arguing peace with Palestinians ‘virtually impossible’

https://www.jns.org/pa-governor-disavows-college-op-ed-arguing-peace-with-palestinians-virtually-impossible/

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It is especially important to push back on social media disinformation campaigns.

Someone here actually claimed that

"Literally every Gen Z voter thinks that Zionism=Colonialism."

The evidence for the spurious claim was

"It's all over Tik Tok, Instagram , everywhere."

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This is reminiscent of the successful astroturf campaigns engineered in the past to manipulate young voters.

Be prepared to engage voters vulnerable to alight on disinformation bandwagons. To that end, you can find information on Zionism, Anti-Zionism, and anti-Semitism here:

Zionism

https://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/zionism

Anti-Zionism

https://extremismterms.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/anti-zionism

Defining Antisemitism

https://www.state.gov/defining-antisemitism/

[twodogsbarking]

4. Shapiro is Governor of Pennsylvania not Israel.