Obama Jewish Voters

Barack Obama: America's First Jewish President!

Martin Lewis | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Martin Lewis

It is impressive to see the number of Jews that Barack (his name means "blessed" in Hebrew as well as in Arabic and Swahili) Obama is already surrounding himself with.

Why American Jews Voted for Barack Obama

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Menachem Rosensaft

If the Republicans want greater Jewish support in the future, they will have to stop pandering to what they erroneously believe to be our fears, and instead move politically and ideologically in our direction.

This Year's Jewish Vote

Marc R. Stanley | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Marc R. Stanley

Every four years, like a broken record, we are subjected to the refrain from Republicans that "this is gong to be the year the Jewish community votes Republican," but it never proves true.

A Jewish Salute to Obama for Inspiring Ethnic Pride

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The most powerful man in the Universe is a man with black skin. If we in the Jewish community cannot celebrate that achievement, then we have no sense of history.

Israel's Best Interest is a Morally Strong America

Edgar M. Bronfman | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


Edgar M. Bronfman

As an American Jew who loves Israel, I cannot support John McCain. He cannot provide what Israel needs most -- a respected, credible, morally strong America.

Nosh On This: The Jewish Vote

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Andrea Chalupa

Video the Vote will dispatch a trained volunteer to capture those evil demons that keep popping up in polling places, especially the ones they got down in Florida and Ohio.

Causes of the Collapse

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Sadly, religion in America seems incapable of rising to the challenge of giving people inner contentment and pulling them away from insatiable materialism.

"Seinfeld" Actor Jason Alexander Rallies Jewish Voters in Crucial Swing-State Florida

John Hood | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home


John Hood

MIAMI --- George, er, Jason isn't joking around -- Jason Alexander, that is, the funny man who will forever be mostly known as George Costanza. Not th...

Gallup Poll: 75 Percent Of Jews To Vote For Obama

Haaretz | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics


A new poll released by the Gallup organization on Thursday shows Jewish voters favor Barack Obama over John McCain by more than 3 to 1, with 74% sayin...

Canadians (and Canadian Jews) for Obama

Risa Dickens | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home


Risa Dickens

I have never, so far as I can remember, seen anyone in the Hasidic community display a poster for any candidate in any Canadian election, let alone an American one. The word written in Hebrew is Obama.

Sam Stein

Biden: McCain's Economic Philosophy As Broke As Lehman Brothers

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics


Today vice presidential candidate Joseph Biden decried the McCain campaign for running a "successful smear campaign" against Barack Obama, and ridicul...

Republican Jewish Group Accused Of Anti-Semitic Tactics Against Obama

BeliefNet | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics


Under the pretense of trying to better understand how Jewish voters feel about Barack Obama, the Republican Jewish Coalition is conducting a poll that...

Jewish Voters Report Anti-Obama Poll

Politico | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Jewish voters are complaining of a poll that, after confirming their religion, asks a series of questions that appear aimed at alarming Jewish voters,...

The Shmegege Vote: 2008

Susan Isaacs | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics


Susan Isaacs

When it comes to Obama, too many Jews are buying into the same sort of blood libel and belligerent ignorance that has tormented our people throughout history.

Obama Worked Hardest On Israel Trip For Jewish Voters

Washington Post | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics


Before embarking on a sprawling international trip that would take him to seven countries, two continents and two war zones, Sen. Barack Obama and his...

Daily Show Asks Elderly Jewish Voters About Obama (VIDEO)

Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics


Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac travels to South Florida to find out if Barack Obama can win the elderly Jewish vote. [WATCH] ...

1% Of Voters Think Obama Is Jewish

TNR | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


The latest Pew Poll (in which Barack Obama leads John McCain 48-40) asks registered voters what religion they think Barack Obama is. Only 57% say that...