{"id":16498,"date":"2025-10-11T13:22:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=16498"},"modified":"2025-10-11T13:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:22:19","slug":"lifelong-dem-alan-dershowitz-will-campaign-for-gop-in-midterms-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=16498","title":{"rendered":"Lifelong Dem Alan Dershowitz Will Campaign For GOP In Midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz announced Tuesday on Newsmax that he plans to campaign for Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, marking a significant break from his six decades of affiliation with the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

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Democrats have increasingly used harsh language to criticize President Donald Trump, with former Vice President Kamala Harris calling him a \u201cfascist\u201d during the 2024 campaign and Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas comparing him to \u201cHitler.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an appearance on \u201cThe Record with Greta Van Susteren,\u201d Dershowitz said such rhetoric reflects a broader embrace of political extremism within the Democratic Party. He argued that the party has strayed from core constitutional principles \u2014 a shift he said compelled him to leave after more than 60 years of support.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey\u2019re [Democrats] not succeeding in persuading the American people that they\u2019re up to a leadership role, which is why, after me being a Democrat for 60 or more years, I am now going to campaign very hard for the Republicans to maintain control of the House and the Senate. Not because I love the Republican agenda,\u201d Dershowitz told host Greta Van Susteren.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s because I\u2019m totally frightened if the Democrats were to gain control of either House. Who they would appoint as chair people? Who they would put in the position of inquisitors, and how they would deny rights to people, and how they would introduce a kind of McCarthyism that we haven\u2019t seen since I was a college student in the 1950s?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Dershowitz pointed out Democratic Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman as one of the few Democrats who still prioritize principles and bipartisanship, though Fetterman almost always votes with his party.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s left-wing McCarthyism. We\u2019re seeing it throughout the Democratic Party with a few exceptions, like the great Senator Fetterman, who you interviewed, who really is the one person who represents principle, represents honesty, and really nonpartisan approaches in the Democratic Party,\u201d Dershowitz said, adding that his former party has shifted to the hard left.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish his colleagues would learn from him, but they don\u2019t. They are moving toward the extreme, extreme left, and the only thing they care about is trying to hurt President Trump,\u201d Dershowitz added.<\/p>\n

CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten said Tuesday that 52% of voters believe President Donald Trump is fulfilling the promises he made during his 2024 campaign. Enten noted that Trump\u2019s steady 43% approval rating indicates that voters continue to back his handling of major issues such as border security, inflation, and crime.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s approval rating stood at 44% in October 2024, suggesting little movement in overall public opinion. Analysts say his consistent support could pose a significant challenge for Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n

Recent polling shows Democrats holding only a narrow advantage in generic congressional matchups, with a New York Times survey giving them a two-point lead and a Yahoo\/YouGov poll showing a four-point edge, though that doesn\u2019t jibe with polling earlier this year showing the Democratic Party\u2019s approval rating below 30 percent.<\/p>\n

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In March, Dershowitz\u00a0claimed to have knowledge<\/a>\u00a0of a list of Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s alleged clients.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the names of the individuals. I know why they\u2019re being suppressed. I know who\u2019s suppressing them,\u201d Dershowitz told the host during an appearance on \u201cThe Sean Spicer Show\u201d that was originally broadcast on March 19 and was reposted on social media last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m bound by confidentiality from a judge and cases, and I can\u2019t disclose what I know,\u201d he added, going on to say that he was once falsely accused of being a client.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration vowed earlier this year to release all information pertaining to Epstein. But the White House reversed course in April, with the Justice Department claiming there is no conspiracy surrounding his death and no further information regarding clients that hasn\u2019t already been released.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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