Democratic elections often produce a familiar paradox: candidates with extreme positions on certain issues can still win broad support because voters connect more strongly with a different, emotionally resonant message.
Americans have grown accustomed to seeing this dynamic on the political left, where themes such as affordability or social justice can outweigh a candidate’s hostility toward Israel. A more unsettling question now emerges on the right: can the same mechanism allow candidates or public figures with troubling views on Israel or Jews to gain traction among Republican voters?
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