AJC Poll: Economic Angst Sweeps Other Issues Off the Table

Posted: Mon, 09/29/2008 - 00:00 | Political Insider

Monday, September 29th, 2008

James Besser in Washington

The American Jewish Committee’s annual survey of Jewish Opinion is, as usual a rich mine of information about where the community’s head is at (check it out here). This week the Jewish Week will include a major story on some of its more intriguing - and potentially controversial - findings.

Obama and the Rabbis

Posted: Fri, 09/19/2008 - 00:00 | Political Insider

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign seems to think that the road to keeping the Democrats’ big majority of Jewish votes in November may run through the bimah.

First there was emergence of “Rabbis for Obama,” a groundbreaking group that has collected more than 400 signatures - mostly from the Reform and Conservative realms, as we reported last week, but with a smattering of Orthodox rabbis.

Palin, Other Pols Won’t Speak at ‘Stop Iran’ Rally

Posted: Thu, 09/18/2008 - 00:00 | Political Insider

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Sarah Palin and the Triumph of ‘Old, Weird America’

Posted: Thu, 09/18/2008 - 00:00 | Political Insider

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Larry Cohler-Esses in New York

Push Poll or Issue Testing? Republican Jewish Coalition Poll Ignites Controversy

Posted: Wed, 09/17/2008 - 00:00 | Political Insider

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

James Besser in Washington

Jewish political circles were buzzing at midweek over reports that John McCain supporters in Florida and elsewhere are using “push polling” to link the Democratic nominees to the PLO and other anti-Israel forces.

Rabbis for Obama

Posted: Thu, 09/11/2008 - 00:00 | Political Insider

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

James Besser in Washington

With Election Day now looking perilously close, the Barack Obama presidential campaign is ramping up its Jewish outreach in critical states like Florida.

And this week a group of rabbis - now approaching 400 - pitched in to make the Illinois senator’s case.