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December 5, 2025

Something is Happening Out There

Something is shifting in the country. You can feel it in the air. Voters are tired of the GOP’s chaos, lies, and disregard for our democracy. They aren’t just getting frustrated. They are acting. The clearest way to say enough is enough is at the ballot box.


This week, in a deep-red Tennessee district, a Democrat came within striking distance of winning. A fluke? Hardly. It’s part of a bigger pattern. In special elections across the country, Democrats are outperforming their 2024 numbers leaving Republicans struggling to spin their way out of it.


Finally, we have reasons to lift our heads up and have HOPE. But hope alone won’t win back the House and Senate. We’re still 332 days out, and in politics, that’s an eternity. Anything can happen, as we have seen before. 


The momentum we feel only matters if we can sustain it with work and dollars. Now is the time to double down (click here to support JAC). JAC candidates across the country are building the infrastructure needed to win -- and they will need our help.


Gerrymandering battles continue nationwide, creating new opportunities. We’re poised for gains in California and even Utah, where we will gain a blue seat. According to the Cook Political Report, 12 GOP House incumbents are in toss-up races compared to just six Democrats. This is all good news for us.


One thing is certain for 2026: elections will be costly. Dark money has significantly changed the landscape. JAC support for our candidates will be essential. Already, JAC has rushed money to our allies facing far-left challengers in their primaries. These are funds we hoped to allocate in the general election. But our friends who are solidly on our side need our help now. Can you help us refuel?


Early money matters in these races and others. Every dollar counts. Click here to see the list of JAC-endorsed candidates.


Hang on tight. As a GOP leadership aide said this week, “It’s going to be a bitch of an election cycle.”


Elections have consequences.

NOMINATE JAC'S PERSON OF THE YEAR

Do you know a Member of Congress who embodies JAC's values and mission?


We’re seeking nominations for a lawmaker who has made a significant impact this year. The selected honoree will be celebrated with an award at our upcoming Washington, DC, policy conference, April 14th - 16th, 2026.


Past recipients include Sen. Elissa Slotkin (MI) and Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY). Submit your nomination and help us recognize exceptional leadership!


Nominate here.

JAC TRIBUTE CARDS

Order your JAC Education Foundation tribute cards today. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, marking an anniversary, honoring someone’s memory, or simply saying thank you, a tribute card is a meaningful way to make a donation in someone’s honor -- and help JAC at the same time.


If you’re able to pick up your cards at the JAC office in Highland Park, please select the pickup option at checkout. Otherwise, choose the shipping option, and we’ll send your cards anywhere in the country for an additional $8.50.


All tribute card donations are tax-deductible and support JAC’s 501(c)(3) Education Foundation.

JAC AROUND TOWN

Debby Karton, Hollis Wein, Jacki Parmacek, Susan Insoft, Stacey Sherr Michelon, AZ-1 candidate Jonathan Treble, Allison Shaewitz, Amy Small, and Marcia Balonick

JAC's Zoom meeting with Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek

IN THE NEWS

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ISRAEL


BDS & ANTISEMITISM

  • Israel cleared to stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and others quit in protest 
  • The blood libel never went away. Last week in Washington, D.C., it went viral
  • "Allies" abandon Jews as antisemitism surges


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CHOICE

  • Reproductive justice was a revolution. Here’s why it matters in Trump 2.0
  • Supreme Court sympathetic to anti-abortion center in fight over donor names
  • Republicans had a plan to avoid abortion in 2026. It just imploded

SEPARATION

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GUN VIOLENCE

  • Erika Kirk still supports Second Amendment despite husband Charlie’s murder: ‘That’s not a gun problem’
  • 5 things we learned about shootings at high school sports events
  • Reducing gun violence, particularly gun suicides

CLIMATE & COURTS

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POLITICAL BYTE

  • Supreme Court revives Texas’s GOP-friendly congressional map
  • In JD Vance case, US Supreme Court may again chip away campaign finance limits
  • Some House Republican women are in open revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson

THE LAST WORD

"The GOP is trying to choose their voters and not let voters choose them."


Minority Whip Katherine Clark (MA)

Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs (JACPAC) is a pro-Israel PAC with a domestic agenda. We support a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and advocate for reproductive health and the separation of religion and state and incorporate other issues of importance to the Jewish community, including gun violence prevention and climate change. In addition to providing financial support for U.S. Senate and House campaigns, JACPAC educates our membership with outreach events designed to inform and activate their participation in the political process.

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