I’m worried about this too. As a Jew I feel pretty weird about this whole thing. I’m generally against Israel and everything they do, and frankly I don’t care about having the first Jewish VP. Harris is already married to a Jew, and based on the rampant antisemitism that has only been growing over the last few years, I don’t think the country is ready for or would ultimately want a Jew first in line to the presidency. Doesn’t make it right, but winning is more important right now.

I think outside of elite circles, antisemitism is way worse than those in the circles think. I’m worried they don’t take the antisemites seriously enough nor do they realize just how antisemitic completely “normal” people are capable of being.

For example, over the last few weeks in my liberal Northern California community, there has been a group leaving antisemitic fliers (I’m talking swastikas and everything) on cars in parking lots. Antisemites are everywhere, regardless of whether or not Israel is currently committing genocide.

We need to win, firsts be damned.

I do have a sinking feeling it will be Shapiro for much of those same reasons.

A lot of people want Shapiro, actually. Though I would absolutely pick Walz any day

He's always been independent but caucuses with the Democrats.

Independent since 1981, but he's unsuccessfully run in the Democratic primaries for President.

He's independent when the party screws him over, he's a Democrat when the party wants progressives to like them.