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Obama's Jewish "problem"
Obama's Jewish "problem"
From the National Jewish Democratic Council : Cut this margin down , and McCain might've been able to hold Florida and North Carolina. But despite all the right wing chatter and even polling that showed McCain doing better amongst Jews than previous Democrats, fact is, that community ...
2008 Jewish Vote for Obama Exceeds All Expectations
njdc.org — November 5, 2008 When the general election campaign began in June of this year the consensus opinion... among political pundits was that Barack Obama was going to underperform among Jewish voters. In the four presidential elections between 1992 and 2008 ... (more) 2008 Jewish Vote for Obama Exceeds All Expectations
The Jewish Position On Abortion
classicalvalues.com — I just found a most interesting document giving in layman's terms the Jewish position on abortion [pdf].... The document is authored by Rabbi Raymond A Zwerin and Rabbi Richard A. Shapiro. It is a very interesting document and only four... (more) The Jewish Position On Abortion
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Obama's Jewish Support
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Basically the same as when Lieberman was on the ticket - and better than Kerry. Palin helped.

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So What's the Problem?
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Obama Campaign Withdraws From Two Jewish Debates
babalublog.com 10/17/2008 — Obama has a problem among Jewish voters. His reaction? Just in, via email:Washington, D.C. (October 16, 2008) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Executive Director Matt Brooks issued the following statement today: Now that the Presidential ...
Jewish vote strengthens for Obama
statesman.com 10/31/2008 — WASHINGTON BUREAU Friday, October 31, 2008 WASHINGTON Jewish voters appear to be "coming home" to the Democratic Party, in the words of one political strategist. A Gallup poll released on Oct. 23 had Sen. Barack Obama winning 74 percent of the ...
I’m Jewish, Too, So Lay Off
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The Jewish Population of the World
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Obama Friend Takes Over Jewish Conference of Presidents
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Mac is back: Republican candidate campaigns for Senate hopeful (AFP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/13/2008
AFP - Republican John McCain could not stay off the campaign trail for long. Just over a week after losing the presidential election to Barack Obama, the former Republican nominee was stumping for Georgia Senate candidate Saxby Chambliss, who is ...
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