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How a Jewish neighborhood in liberal Los Angeles became a stronghold for Trump

JL;DR SUMMARY The Pico-Robertson neighborhood in Los Angeles, traditionally known for its liberal Jewish community, experienced a political shift in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, with major voting precincts favoring Donald Trump over Kamala Harris. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Kamala HarrisTrumpOrthodox JewsLos AngelesPico RobertsonPersian JewsKollelOrthodox CommunityPolitical Change

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"LOS ANGELES Rabbi Mordechai Teller cant bring himself to tell his parents he voted for Donald Trump."
Pico-Robertson, California, United States
"LOS ANGELES Rabbi Mordechai Teller cant bring himself to tell his parents he voted for Donald Trump. He grew up in a liberal Jewish household in Los Angeles, and had voted for Democrats in previous elections."
Beverly Hills, California, United States
"its two largest precincts swung for Trump, who received about 51% of the votes compared to 44% for Harris; on the LA Times electoral map of the city, those precincts connect with Beverly Hills which has picked Trump since 2016"

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