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ith less than a month
left until the congres-
sional elections, the big
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question in Washington
is how much, and in what ways, will
the White House sex-and-lying scan-
dal affect the vote, and as a result, the
composition of the next Congress?
The affair is a factor in several races
in which Jewish incumbents are 'fight-
ing for their political lives.
In Michigan, veteran lawmaker
Sandy Levin, a Democrat who is
always on the "endangered
Democrats" list, may be more endan-
gered than usual. His challenger, Leslie
Touma, a businesswoman and Reagan
administration official, may benefit
from the fact that the Democratic
ticket in the state is headed up by
Geoffrey Fieger, best known as attor-
ney for assisted suicide advocate Jack
Kevorkian.
Fieger has managed to offend a
variety of groups, including Orthodox
Jews and Catholics — and his oppo-
nent is the popular Republican
incumbent, John Engler. Engler could
pull other Republicans with him,
including Touma, a Lebanese-
American who should do well with
the district's big Arab-American popu-
lation.
In Wisconsin, one-term incumbent
Russ Feingold, the Senate's leading
champion of campaign finance
reform, suddenly finds himself locked
in a tight contest with Rep. Mark W.
Neumann, a conservative Republican
backed by the state's active anti-abor-
tion movement — which targeted
Feingold and Sen. Herb Kohl (D-
Wisc,), who is also Jewish, in an
unsuccessful recall effort.
In California, Sen. Barbara Boxer
Republican challenger Matt Fong, a
moderate, has urged Republicans to
move cautiously in the impeachment
proceedings, warning of a potential
backlash. That middle-of-the-road
strategy has helped Fong move past
Boxer in the polls.
"Boxer has been a real leader on
Israel issues," said Charles Brooks,
executive director of the National
PAC, the largest pro-Israel political
action committee. And she enjoys
strong support from Jewish women
because of her pro-choice leadership." °-
But Fong may pick up some Jewish
support because of his efforts to
impose state sanctions against Swiss
banks.
In Texas, Rep. Martin Frost, a
Jewish Democrat who also heads the
Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, is ahead of businessman
Shawn Terry, a Republican, but not bye•-
much. And Frost could be hurt by a
strong showing for the popular Texas
governor, George W. Bush — a
Republican.
GOP Pens A Manual
As usual, Jewish Republicans insist
that the congressional elections will be
a turning point in their effort to win
Jewish voters to their cause.
But this time they say they say they
have a secret weapon: a manual by
GOP pollster Frank Luntz teaching
Republican candidates on how to talk
to the Jews.
The Luntz study, based on focus
groups, predicted a resurgence of
Jewish "Reagan Democrats" motivated.
by growing frustration over welfare
waste, high taxes and racial preferences
in hiring and education.
More importantly, it suggested spe-
cific ways candidates can appeal to
Jews on moral issues without raising
the specter of Christian right groups.
Jewish Republicans concede the party
has sometimes turned the community
off with their language; the Luntz
study aims to change that.
"The question is how we as
Republican can sell our ideas and poli-
cy positions to the community," said
Matthew Brooks, director of the
National Jewish Coalition, a
Republican group. "This report helps
answer a perplexing question many
Republicans have had: why do some c
Republicans like Rudy Giuliani and Al
D'Amato get a huge percentage of the
Jewish vote, while many others are
lucky to get 25 percent?"
Bibi's Missile Warning
Last week's three-way summit between
President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime