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Jewish vote not a sure bet in swing state Nevada

Because of Nevada\’s role as a swing state, many Jews on both sides of the ticket in surrounding states are flocking to Las Vegas to help stump for their cause, including Democrats from the blue state of California and Republicans from the red state of Arizona, McCain\’s home state.

It’s their turn

If we conservatives believe in fairness, it\’s only fair that Democrats should get their turn at the wheel. We\’ve had our turn for eight long years — and we should fess up to the obvious: America has veered off course, and it\’s a lot worse off today than it was eight years ago

Comedy icons back Obama with ‘Ain’t Funny’ TV spots [VIDEOS]

\”We decided the most effective way to use the resources we have is to remove the air of fear some older voters have about Obama,\” said Doni Remba, Jewish Alliance for Change\’s executive director. \”If they hear it from people they\’ve watched and loved and who have entertained them their whole lives, they have an emotional bond of trust with them.\”

Larry and me

For a while I believed him. McCain was the moderate, pro-Israel Republican who could sweep up many independently minded Jewish voters. Early polls showed McCain getting more of the Jewish vote than Bush. But all that momentum stalled when McCain picked Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

Religious “No!” to Proposition 8

Proposition 8 is California ballot initiative that legally restricts marriage to only a relationship between a man and a woman, depriving gays and lesbians a state mandated constitutional civil right.  In opposing this ballot-measure, I know I am optimistically standing on firm religious ground. 

Israelis catch U.S. election fever

Israelis — including the American citizens among them, as many as half of whom hail from swing states — have been closely following the election campaign across the ocean with a mix of interest, concern, bemusement and validation

ANALYSIS: Who advises McCain and Obama?

It\’s easy to read too much into whom a candidate chooses to advise him before an election, but it is risky to avoid the tea leaves

ANALYSIS: Obama worked hard to gain Jewish trust

In response to a sustained GOP campaign to discredit him on Israel, Barack Obama has touted a growing roster of pro-Israel stalwarts who support him, repeatedly insisted that Israel\’s security is \”sacrosanct,\” defended Israeli military maneuvers and vowed to do everything in his power to block Iran\’s acquisition of nuclear weapons.

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