More Than 300 US Rabbis Launch Campaign For Obama

[Purveyor]

Jewish religious leaders join forces in support of Democratic candidate. ‘With his tough but pragmatic approach to Iran, Senator Obama is in best position to restore faith in America,' they say

Published: 09.10.08, 19:14 / Israel News

WASHINGTON – More than 300 rabbis from all streams of Judaism signed a document expressing their support for Democratic candidate Barack Obama for president of the United States.

The initiative was launched in Senator Obama's home state of Illinois, with hundreds of rabbis adding their names to the proclamation of support.

The struggle for the Jewish voice is crucial to the Obama campaign, as it is to Republican rival John McCain - particularly in swing states like Pennsylvania and Florida, which both have large Jewish communities.

Despite the early Obama backlash, 80% of the Jews who intend on keeping with their traditional voting pattern (i.e. - staunchly Democrat), now say they back Obama.

However, the Democratic candidate has been suffering in southern Florida, where the older Jewish community tends to lean to the right in regards to their support for Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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[Danger Mouse]

1. This could really help Obama in Florida.

[WCGreen]

3. HRC and Big Dawg will bring it on home for us....

[Eric J in MN]

2. The Obama campaign should ask Ed Koch to go to Florida.

He recently endorsed Obama, and he could talk to Jewish voters there.

[babylonsister]

4. Rec'd-wonderful! The more, the merrier!! nt

[Ian David]

5. "When I was a POW, a guard once brought me a dreidel for Hanukkah, my friends..." n/t

[babylonsister]

8. ROFLMAO! nt

[Ilsa]

6. Excellent! So much for the "Obama is a muslim" meme. I doubt we'd see

this kind of organization for Obama if the GOP garbage had traction.

[Ian David]

9. It still has traction with the people who think Jews are a kind of Muslim. n/t

[Ian David]

7. Michelle Obama's cousin is a Rabbi, too.

Meet Michelle Obama's cousin the rabbi
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3479360

[HCE SuiGeneris]

10. Excellent news!

[roguevalley]

11. this is wonderful. Go, Rabbis!

[MadMaddie]

12. Definitely Good News!