Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Democrats’ usually reliable Jewish vote up for grabs”

Aaron Keyak — October 20, 2008 – 10:11 am | Barack Obama | Democrats | Election 2008 | McCain | Republicans Comments (0) Add a comment

Yesterday, Mackenzie Carpenter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote a piece titled, "Democrats' usually reliable Jewish vote up for grabs," is well worth reading.

All attempts at humor aside, the battle for the Jewish vote this year is no laughing matter.

In fact, it's gotten pretty tense out there. Democrats are complaining about Republican-sponsored "push" polls, rumor-mongering and attack ads that, they say, smear Mr. Obama.

Republicans, citing Mr. Obama's willingness to talk directly to leaders of Iran, are trying to sow doubts about Mr. Obama's support for Israel even though he has the same approval score -- 100 percent -- that Mr. McCain does from AIPAC, the influential America-Israel Jewish Political Action Committee.

The stakes this year are huge -- especially in a battleground state like Pennsylvania, where Jewish voters make up about 4 percent of the electorate and, in a tight race, could tip the balance either way.

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