Oopsy Doopsy.
Jewish vote strengthens for Obama
WASHINGTON BUREAU
Friday, October 31, 2008
WASHINGTON — Jewish voters appear to be "coming home" to the Democratic Party, in the words of one political strategist.
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.
A Quinnipiac University poll released the same day has Obama beating out Sen. John McCain among Florida Jews by more than 3-to-1.
Jews make up less than 3 percent of the U.S. population but are statistically significant enough to affect key battleground states like Florida.
"There is an intense focus this year," said Ira Forman, executive director of the National Jewish Democratic Council. He was part of a panel of scholars and activists, including former Middle East envoy Dennis Ross, who discussed the impact of the Jewish vote at a Georgetown University event Thursday.