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NEWS ABOUT: the Jewish vote

the Jewish vote stories: 20 news summaries
OPINION

  Hey, Jews Should Be 
 Conservatives, 
 Not Liberals: 
 Podhoretz 

Following 'false messiah' Obama is bad politics, bad religion: Podhoretz

Sep 10, 09 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jewish voters backed Barack Obama over John McCain last year by a staggering 57 points—the most resounding mandate from any group other than African Americans. That bewilders neocon Norman Podhoretz, who argues in the Wall Street Journal that both Judaism and the Jewish experience endorse "the infinitely precious... More »

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Barack Obama • Jews • Norman Podhoretz • Judaism • liberal • the Jewish vote • conservatism

OPINION

Obama Hasn't Turned on Israel...Yet

Tougher settlement stance doesn't hurt the security of Jewish state

Jul 2, 09 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jewish Americans voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama, convinced he was a supporter of Israel. Now, they “suspect they may have been victims of a bait and switch,” writes Alan Dershowitz of the Wall Street Journal. Obama’s rhetoric has certainly been harsher than it was during the... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Israel • West Bank • Rahm Emanuel • the Jewish vote • settlements

Jewish Leaders Blast Clinton for Israel Criticism

Secretary of state tells Jerusalem to stop blocking aid for Gaza

Feb 27, 09 12:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has sent sharply worded messages to Israel over the past week, lambasting Jerusalem for throwing obstacles in the way of humanitarian aid to Gaza, reports Haaretz. The move isn't sitting well with Jewish leaders back home, notes CBS News. “I liked her a lot more as a... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Israel • Gaza • Jewish • the Jewish vote

'First Jewish President' Delights Chicago Faithful

Obama understands community's issues 'better than most of us'

Nov 13, 08 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Though there was doubt during the campaign of broad Jewish support for Barack Obama, the Chicago Jewish community didn't share it, Haaretz reports. “I said with a smile that he will be the first Jewish president,” said one community leader and who traveled with Obama to Israel... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Chicago • Jews • the Jewish vote • Election 2008 • President Obama

Jews Favor Obama, Survey Says, But ...

... by a thinner margin than they supported fellow Dem Kerry in '04

Oct 30, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a big lead among Jewish voters, according to a survey by the American Jewish Committee. But his 57% support, to 30% for John McCain and 13% undecided, is “a bit lower than one would expect,” a group exec tells VOA News. At this time in... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Jewish • the Jewish vote • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • poll numbers • polls

 GOP Email 
 Compares 
 Obama 
 to Nazis 


Message to 75,000 Jews unauthorized, Pa. party says

Oct 28, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Pennsylvania GOP has disavowed an email that went out last week to 75,000 Jewish voters comparing a vote for Barack Obama to support for the Third Reich. The message, sent out by a consultant charged with securing the Jewish vote, warns that "Jewish Americans cannot afford to... More »

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Holocaust • GOP • Pennsylvania • Republican Party • Obama 2008 • attack ad • the Jewish vote • Election 2008

 Israelis Favor Mac; 
 US Jews Like Obama 

Israelis wonder about Obama; former Bush aide campaigns among American Jews

Oct 28, 08 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be surging at home, but Israelis prefer John McCain to the unfamiliar Democrat by a 12-point margin, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Israelis perceive Obama as dovish, and less likely to give Israel the green light on military action. “McCain is seen as a safe bet,... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • John McCain • the Jewish vote • Election 2008

OPINION

Sarah Silverman, You Don't Get Jewish Voters

Bubbie is uneasy
over Obama's
stance on Israel

Oct 8, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Silverman may be urging young Jews to persuade their bubbies in Florida to vote for Barack Obama, but older Jews are right to be uneasy with the Democrat, writes Anat Hakim in the Los Angeles Times. Much of Obama’s history has Jews feeling that “something is just... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Sarah Silverman • the Jewish vote • Election 2008 • Bill Maher Grid

Young Jews Lobby Vital Fla. Voters: Nana and Bubbeh

Silverman urges 'Great Schlep' for Obama 

Sep 26, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 2008 election is so important that some Jewish kids may actually visit their grandparents voluntarily. That's the theory behind “The Great Schlep,” an initiative urging young Jews to fly to Florida over Columbus Day weekend and lobby their relatives for Barack Obama. The sponsor is a pro-Obama... More »

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Florida • Jews • Obama 2008 • the Jewish vote • senior citizens • swing states • the senior vote • Bill Maher Grid

Poll Asks Jews Loaded Questions About Obama

Republican group does "message testing" on Dem's weak points

Sep 17, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Republican group has taken credit for a new poll that asks loaded questions about Barack Obama and has caused a ruckus in the Jewish community, reports Politico. The poll seeks responses to provocative statements linking Obama with various groups and people hostile to Israel. While most of the statements... More »

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Barack Obama • Hamas • the Jewish vote

Clinton Cancels Event After Palin Invited, Too

Hillary calls off appearance at Jewish rally outside UN

Sep 17, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(AP) - Hillary Clinton has canceled an appearance at a New York rally next week after organizers blindsided her by also inviting Sarah Palin. Several American Jewish groups are planning a major demonstration outside the United Nations on Sept. 22 to protest against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Clinton aides were furious that... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Jews • the Jewish vote • Sarah Palin

Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain

It's not even close

Jul 22, 08 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite Barack Obama’s much debated Jewish problems—and Joe Lieberman’s place of pride as unofficial Jewish spokesman—the Dem is viewed favorably by 60% of American Jews and unfavorably by only 34%, while the Independent scores 37% and 48% (McCain comes in at 34% and 57%). The numbers... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Lieberman • AIPAC • MoveOn.org • the Jewish vote • George W. Bush • opinion polls • J Street

Bloomberg Defends Obama Before Jewish Audience

NYC mayos asks Floridians to be vigilant against false rumors

Jun 20, 08 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg today urged Jewish voters in Florida to denounce and speak out against false rumors that paint Barack Obama as a secret Muslim, the AP reports. Bloomberg—mentioned as a potential VP for both White House contenders—spoke out against the campaign that plays off "fears... More »

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Barack Obama • Michael Bloomberg • rumor • the Jewish vote

Obama: Israel's Security Is Sacrosanct

Candidate shores up Jewish support with post-primary speech

Jun 4, 08 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Less than 24 hours after securing the Dem nomination, Barack Obama moved to shore up his support among Jewish voters this morning, pledging before a pro-Israel lobby his unequivocal support of Israel. “Those who threaten Israel threaten us,” he told the AIPAC. “I will never compromise when... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Jews • Obama 2008 • AIPAC • the Jewish vote

Analysis

 Why Obama Has a
 Jewish Problem 

Misinformation, prejudice swirl in Florida

May 22, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why are Jews—especially older Jews, a traditionally liberal Democratic demographic with high voter turnout—reluctant to embrace Barack Obama? The New York Times took the question to Florida’s Jewish voters, who make up 5% of the critical swing state. What they found: Obama has become "a... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Israel • Obama 2008 • Jewish • the Jewish vote

Bush: Obama Would 'Appease' Terrorists

Obama: Bush 'politics
of fear' haven't made US or Israel safer

May 15, 08 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - He didn't name names, but he didn't need to. President Bush used an appearance before Israel’s Knesset today to accuse Barack Obama of the “foolish delusion” that “we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals.” In comments aimed at Obama’s support among American Jews, CNN notes,... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Israel • Knesset • terrorist • the Jewish vote • George W. Bush • appeasement • Nazis

OPINION

How Obama Should Run Out the Clock

Go abroad, write policy —and take a break, insiders urge

May 14, 08 6:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Being stuck in political limbo is no excuse for not looking ahead, especially when your opponent has a head-start. Per the Washington Post, here’s what insiders say Barack Obama should do until it's official:
  • Go to the Middle East: Try though he may, Obama can’t fully reassure
... More »

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Barack Obama • NASCAR • the Jewish vote • blue-collar vote

ANALYSIS

 Why Obama 
 Will Do Fine 
 With Jews 

Constituency needs soothing, but he's got time, and they're reliably Democrat

May 8, 08 8:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Much has been made of Barack Obama’s “Jewish problem,” but while it’s hurt him in the primaries—he’s done 10 points worse among Jewish voters—it will have little or no meaning in November, SV Date writes in the New Republic. The demographic is most... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Jeremiah Wright • the Jewish vote

Obama Tries
to Shore Up Jewish Support

Candidate aims to overcome Farrakhan ties, Muslim rumors

Mar 1, 08 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is moving to shore up support among Jewish voters after a series of much-publicized comments and false rumors that have complicated the task for him, the New York Times reports. Obama recently had to distance himself from Louis Farrakhan, clarify comments perceived as pro-Palestinian, and disavow email rumors... More »

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Barack Obama • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Louis Farrakhan • the Jewish vote • Election 2008

Jewish Voters Aren't Feeling Obama

Smear campaign
aside, more US
Jews trust in Hillary

Feb 6, 08 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - More US Jews are looking askance at Barack Obama and opting for Hillary Clinton, unsure of Obama's devotion to Israel. The New Republic looks beyond a recent email campaign—which claimed Obama was a Muslim and anti-Semite—to uncover the roots of an estimated 2-1 preference for Hillary and continuing... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Israel • Jews • Zbigniew Brezinski • George Soros • the Jewish vote • anti-Semitism

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