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Primary JARRAD SAFFREN | STAFF WRITER
N o matter what year it is or
which crisis of legitimacy
we’re shouting through, pol-
iticians are going to politician. Th is is
true for candidates on both sides and
from all backgrounds. It’s both party
and identity neutral.

But since we are the Jewish Exponent
and the Greater Philadelphia area’s
source for Jewish news, we will focus
on Jewish politicians.

Pennsylvania Attorney General
Josh Shapiro was the most prominent
Jewish candidate on the primary ballot
on May 17. And even in a Democratic
primary for the gubernatorial nom-
ination in which he did not have an
opponent, Shapiro managed to be a
total politician.

Ben Waxman and his wife Julie Wertheimer
Photo by Arielle Cohen
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