Debbie Wasserman Schultz backs Iran deal, Dem challengers smell chum in the water

The defining trait shared by virtually all left-wing politicians is a preternatural ability to divide the electorate into subsets. The divide people by race, religion, gender, and age, then play those groups against each other with spectacular efficacy. If it wasn't so evil, you'd really have to admire it. They do it so well that it's allowed them to take certain blocs for granted - for decades.

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Among their most loyal supporters have been Jewish Americans. For example, they haven't supported a Republican Presidential candidate since Warren G. Harding was elected, and that only happened because a socialist candidate split the Democrat vote. No one is arguing that this will change, but there are signs that Dems are about to learn a lesson regarding the double-edged sword of identity politics. Namely, if you tick off the people you take for granted, you have problems. Enter Debbie Wasserman Schultz - a Jewish woman, elected with overwhelming Jewish support, who just backed Obama's disastrous Iran "deal." From the Politico:

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s decision Sunday to back the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran could lead to a political first for her, as a fellow Jewish member of her own party says he is considering a primary challenge to the Democratic National Committee chairwoman. Miami-Dade School Board member Martin Karp, who lives in her district and helped organize rallies last week against the accord, said he started seriously considering a run against the six-term congresswoman after potential supporters began approaching him, just before Wasserman Schultz announced her support for the president’s agreement with Iran. “These are real serious people with real money and the ability to raise money who talked to me about running,” said Karp, who declined to name any specific supporters. “I’m really thinking about this — thinking about it a lot. It’s a serious decision and this is a big issue.”

Wasserman Schultz revealed her "gut-wrenching" decision to support the Iran "deal" a couple of days ago on CNN. She wanted everyone to know how hard it was to put her stamp of approval a plan that will eventually lead to a nuclear Iran. As I said above, no one is saying this will lead to a sea-change among Jewish voters. Wasserman Schultz's challenger will still be a Dem, and it's unlikely that you'll see Jewish voters - as a whole - change their minds about their party. However, it is a signal, albeit an early one, that there will be a price to pay for backing Obama and Kerry's folly. If your most loyal supporters are looking for alternatives, guess what's happening among the rest of the voting public....