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Ben Smith's Blog —
... organizing and enthusiasm.
Let Freedom Ring does Biden TV.
The McCain campaign dips into West Virginia.
The AFL-CIO is dropping pro-Obama mailers in WV.
Jim Pinkerton says McCain's mistake was not linking Obama to Lucifer. No, really.
Ruffini explains how fake Obama donors get through: Lax security.
Obama says his ill grandmother is getting lots of well-wishing cards and emails from strangers.
Gallup finds Jewish support for Obama up at 75%.
Conservative bloggers haven't had ...
And the endorsements just keep rolling in for Obama
The Reaction —
... done and I will be voting for Barack Obama and clapping." (And, you know, there was the big deal about his book a while back, the insider account of Bush and the Iraq War. I still think that was overblown. McClellan have have come around some, but he's still a gooey Republican-lite. It's one thing to want things done. What exactly does he want done, though?) Actually, Obama is doing quite well with the Bush "coalition" generally. And he's way, way ahead with Jewish voters. For more newspaper ...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... So now Scott McClellan is black, too?
And so is William Weld.
Even the Anchor Baby doubts the McSame "hate crime."
Confronted with her $150K wardrobe, Palin claims she's "frugal."
And guarantees a win in PA. (Yes, PA.)
Palin's cronyism: jobs for donors.
I thought Obama had a "Jewish problem."
Obama up 7 in Florida.
Headline to love: "McCain on life support."
Another exiting day on ...
Elderly Jews More Likely to Vote for Obama than are Younger Jews:
The Volokh Conspiracy —
... ," in which young progressive Jews were supposed to persuade their clueless grandparents that it's okay to vote for the black guy with the funny name. Why this was supposed to be a particular problem for older Jewish voters, despite their history of racial liberalism, but not for other older voters, who, say, supported Jim Crow, was rarely if ever explained. It turns out that the most recent Gallup poll of Jewish opinion, released yesterday, shows that Jews 55 and older are supporting Obama 74 to 19 percent, and Jews ages 18 to 34 are supporting him by a significantly lower ...
By November Will There Be Any Non-Mormons Left Voting For McCain?
DownWithTyranny! —
... just like their were a few self-loathing or just really stupid Jews in the early 1930s who supported the Nazis in Germany. But the vast majority of Jews do not support right-wing parties and the GOP never fares very well with Jews. Every election cycle Republicans say this year we will get the Jews They never do-- and 2008 will not be the exception. A new Gallup poll shows that since the summer, more and more Jews have embraced the idea of a President Obama. He now leads McCain 74-22%. That's around the same number of Jews who voted for Bush in 2004. As you can see from ...
Obama and Jewish Voters
The Monkey Cage —
... which is not correct — and failing to cite any polling data to buttress anecdotal reporting about Obama’s problems winning over Jewish voters. The irony was that early polls did suggest that Obama was lagging among Jewish voters. In July, 61% said they would support him, significantly fewer than the 76% who supported Kerry, according to the 2004 national exit poll.
Apropos of my recent post on partisan loyalty comes this finding from a new Gallup survey of Jewish voters: 74% now say they plan to vote for him. Is The Great Schlep ...
Friday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
FRIDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * A new Gallup poll shows Obama with strong support from Jewish voters . "The current proportion of U.S. Jews backing Obama is identical to the level of support the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards received in the 2004 presidential election (74%)." * A ...
Election 08: Jews Back Obama
The Nation: Top Stories —
... that he was Muslim, bad on Israel or a clone of Jesse Jackson/Al Sharpton. But those concerns seem to have dissipated, with a new Gallup poll showing Obama winning three-quarters of the Jewish vote, roughly equal to John Kerry and slightly below Gore-Lieberman. Obama has been increasing steadily since July and is now doing better among Jews 55 years and older than any other age bracket. Gallup doesn't explain why Obama has made gains among Jewish voters in recent months, but my guess is that the slumping economy and selection of ...
The campaign and israel: take 3029
Yourish.com —
... Last week Gallup released a poll showing that American Jews support Sen. Obama by a margin of 74 to 22. But if you look at the breakdown at the end, the October results were recorded over a shorter period of time and, more importantly, were the result of a somewhat smaller sample with a larger margin of error. ...
Tomgram: Robert Eshelman, Republican Nosedive in Pennsylvania
TomDispatch —
... by the Center for Rural Strategies, in those areas which Bush won in 2004 by 53%-41%, Obama now holds a statistically insignificant one point lead. To complete this little trifecta, Gallup has just released a poll showing that Jews are now likely to vote for Obama by a more than 3 to 1 majority (74% to 22%). ...
Unbelievable Dive Into a Fantasy-Based Community: Seven Reasons McCain-Palin is a Lock to Win!
Open Left - Front Page —
... Just saying something doesn't make it so. Gallup, cited earlier as the poll that matters (but only in early Sept.) says Obama leads among Jewish voters by a little bit: Obama 74 percent, McCain 22 percent. ...
Jewish Democrats Make Last Push For Obama
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... The backdrop to all this politicking, of course, is Obama's growing support among Jewish voters. A recent nationwide Gallup Poll found the Senator with a remarkably comfortable lead among that constituency, favored over McCain by a margin of 74 percent to 22 percent. Should these numbers hold, Obama will have earned the same percentage of the Jewish vote as John Kerry -- a somewhat remarkable feat for a candidate who, early in the general election, was believed to be facing all kinds of problems recruiting this group's support. ...
Jewish Democrats Make Last Push For Obama
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The backdrop to all this politicking, of course, is Obama's growing support among Jewish voters. A recent nationwide Gallup Poll found the Senator with a remarkably comfortable lead among that constituency, favored over McCain by a margin of 74 percent to 22 percent. Should these numbers hold, Obama will have earned the same percentage of the Jewish vote as John Kerry -- a somewhat remarkable feat for a candidate who, early in the general election, was believed to be facing all kinds of problems recruiting this group's support. ...
Unhinged
TPMCafe —
... A dozen congregants cautioned me afterwards not to think that the shouter was representative of their crowd. (Evidently the man is not even a regular.) Overall, indeed, Gallup in October had 74 percent of Jews supporting Obama as against 22 percent supporting McCain. The ratio is on a par with the percentage who supported Kerry, though below the 80 percent who supported Gore-Lieberman. ...
Marcia G. Yerman: Obama and the Jews - The Smear Campaign That Didn't Work
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The countdown to Election Day is in its final hours. There have been a lot of side bar narratives to the main event. Perhaps, one of the most telling accounts will be the story of how the grinch did not steal the Jewish vote away from Obama. As of this writing, according to the latest October Gallup Poll, Obama's percentages with Jewish voters is tied with John Kerry's numbers in 2004 (74%) and just slightly lower than the numbers garnered by Al Gore and Joe Lieberman in 2000 (80%). The recent Quinnipiac Poll tallied Florida's Jewish vote at 77% for Obama. ...
Obama's Jewish Support
TalkLeft —
... A Gallup poll released on Oct. 23 had Sen. Barack Obama winning 74 percent of the Jewish vote in the presidential race, up 13 points from July. ...
Why Republicans Should Be Really, Really, Really Scared
Open Left - Front Page —
... , where the trend is essentially flat, and Jewish voters, where youngsters are slightly more likely to vote Republican (similar to what was seen in 2004). Even ...
