For Bethany Mandel and those who share her feelings, this election is a train wreck. For about half of America, however, this election is unfolding beautifully. <\/p>\n
Different groups have different interests. Bethany has chosen the losing side. <\/p>\n
I wonder if Ivanka has a future in politics? Or if her brothers are more logical choices?<\/p>\n
Bethany Mandel writes<\/a>: <\/p>\n >What is it about Ivanka Trump? If Donald\u2019s daughter were the one running for president, there would probably be far fewer Republicans declaring \u201cNever Trump\u201d as we watch the election unfold like a slow-motion train wreck. She is, simply, everything her father is not. Soft-spoken, a thoughtful listener, a self-proclaimed feminist, naturally beautiful and gentle \u2014 especially in contrast to her father\u2019s brash, bombastic showmanship.<\/p>\n In The Federalist (where I am a senior contributor) Mary Katharine Ham Which is why so many fans and admirers of Ivanka, myself included, are increasingly wondering: When is it going to be enough for Ivanka? When will it come to a point where even Donald\u2019s daughter can\u2019t defend him any longer?<\/p>\n In a recent article in The Atlantic, Alex Wagner Ivanka\u2019s entire brand revolves around empowering women to be the ultimate multitaskers, taking up the mantle of Sheryl Sandberg and helping women who want to make it in corporate America \u201clean in.\u201d Wagner writes, \u201cWhat is undeniably true is that there is no room even in Ivanka\u2019s brand of hyper-efficient, nonconfrontational feminism for the piggish antics and antiquated, un-hashtaggable gender tropes embraced by her father. Put another way: If the tables were turned and Donald Trump worked for his daughter, he would have been fired long, long ago.\u201d<\/p>\n What Wagner wrote of Ivanka\u2019s feminism could just as well be said of her Judaism. How long can Ivanka, herself Jewish and the mother of three beautiful Jewish children, stay silent about the vocal anti-Semitic contingent in her father\u2019s base? Last October, I was one of the first journalists to take note of the phenomenon in these pages, asking, Since that piece was written, Trump has retweeted more blatantly anti-Semitic accounts and selected a delegate with white nationalist ties to represent his campaign in California. In the run-up to the New York primary, Ted Cruz could be found in Brooklyn baking matzo with some Chabadniks (and me), but Trump was nowhere to be seen making similar outreach attempts to the Jewish community. The closest Trump came were his appearances at events like the Republican Jewish Coalition\u2019s annual gathering late last year, when he joked that he wasn\u2019t going to get the support of those present because he wasn\u2019t interested in taking their money. A very unamused crowd eventually booed the then-longshot candidate.<\/p>\n Now that more mainstream and liberal reporters are on the receiving end of the same deluge of tweets, messages and even calls that conservative Jews have been experiencing for over seven months, the wider media is finally beginning to pay attention. The New York Times\u2019 Jonathan Weisman was recently subjected to a wave of hate, and before that, Julia Ioffe was targeted for a balanced profile she did of Melania, Donald\u2019s wife, for GQ. Both incidents received a great deal of coverage and finally drew the attention of Jewish groups like the Anti-Defamation League.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For Bethany Mandel and those who share her feelings, this election is a train wreck. For about half of America, however, this election is unfolding beautifully. Different groups have different interests. Bethany has chosen the losing side. I wonder if … Continue reading
\n\t\t\t\t\tputs it best<\/a>
\n: \u201cIvanka is a natural in the art of Kate Middletoning \u2014 being damn near perfect and likable, especially to women, even when her immense beauty and privilege have the potential to make such displays grating.\u201d\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tasks just that<\/a>
\n. How can a self-proclaimed feminist stand idly by as her father, a presidential candidate, debases not only women everywhere, but also Ivanka herself? One of Donald\u2019s ultimate \u201ccompliments\u201d about Ivanka is that he would date her if she weren\u2019t his own child. If any other father in America made a similar public statement about his teenage daughter, he would (justifiably) be subject to a visit from the local division of Child Protective Services. It\u2019s just not something a father says about his daughter \u2014 much like Donald\u2019s compliments about the future breast size of his then-one-year-old daughter Tiffany.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWhy Won\u2019t Donald Trump Stand Up to His Anti-Semitic Fans?\u201d<\/a>
\n Seven months later, I\u2019m still asking.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n