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22

Memphis congressman wins primary ridden w/anti-Semitism


Even EMILY’s List, which had endorsed Democratic primary challenger Nikki Tinker against incumbent U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen, condemned one of Tinker’s anti-Semitic ads against Cohen (D, TN-9).  And in the end, Cohen won the primary earlier this month with nearly 80% of the vote in his majority black district.

This JTA article offers a good review of what’s gone on, including the context. Barack Obama abstained from involvement in the Democratic primary for the seat but on the day of the vote, spoke up:

The advertisements also led the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who had previously stayed out of the race, to speak out on the day of the primary against the smears.

“These incendiary and personal attacks [made by Tinker against Cohen] have no place in our politics and will do nothing to help the good people of Tennessee,” Obama said in a statement. “It’s time to turn the page on a politics driven by negativity and division so that we can come together to lift up our communities and our country.”

I wrote about this race previosuly here.

Cohen is unopposed.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:52 pm August 22nd, 2008 in Campaigning, Democrats, Elections, Jewish, Politics, Primary, Voting 

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