Brett Lieberman
By Brett Lieberman
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News Jewish Groups’ Ads Gain Mainstream Attention
Dueling ads by the Republican Jewish Coalition and the National Jewish Democratic Council that have been gaining a lot of attention in the Jewish press are getting some mainstream attention. National Journal’s Ad Spotlight shines a light on this increasingly bitter fight for the Jewish vote.
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News Catch a Nice Jewish Girl and the Biden/Palin Debate
“I’ll introduce you to some Jewish women,” offered Suzanne Kurtz, spokeswoman for the Republican Jewish Coalition. It wasn’t exactly the typical sales pitch to attend a political event and there was no official matchmaker, yet it proved effective. A joint vice presidential debate-watching party that RJC’s National Women’s Committee co-hosted with the Republican womens’ groups…
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News States to Watch: PA, FL, OH, VA, CO
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida – all key traditional presidential battlegrounds and all traditional battlegrounds for the Jewish vote will likely be critical once again in this year’s contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. Two other states to watch though will be Virginia, where 1.3 percent of the population is Jewish, and Colorado,…
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News Fla. Congressman: Sarah Palin Comment ‘Not Smart’
Days after telling a group of Jewish Democratic leaders that “Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks,” Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings is apologizing for his not so smart comments about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin during last week’s National Jewish Democratic Council’s Washington…
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News Pastors Endorsements to Test IRS Politics at the Pulpit Prohibition
If the Northminster Church that the Rev. C. Welton Gaddy leads in Monroe, La. were to endorse a presidential candidate, the decision would cause a deep and irreparable rift within the Baptist congregation. Instead of being known for their religious denomination or community works, churches, synagogues and mosques like Northminster would become Red, Blue and…
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News Obama Still Struggling With Jewish Voters
Democrat Barack Obama enjoys a nearly 2-1 advantage among Jewish voters over Republican John McCain, yet his support continues to lag well-behind historical levels that Democrats have enjoyed from the Jewish community, according to a new survey of Jewish voters. The American Jewish Committee’s 2008 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion shows Obama leading McCain…
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News As Holidays Near, Rabbis Debate the Limits of Politics From the Pulpit
Washington— Intense interest in the presidential election, combined with the desire among many rabbis to speak out when pews are packed for the High Holy Days, has left many Jewish clergy grappling with what they can say from the pulpit as they navigate the legal thicket of church-state regulations. The Internal Revenue Service has recently…
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News Even With Fewer Voters, GOP’s Jews Outspend Democrats
Washington — During a recent conference call in which Ira Forman decried what he considered to be misleading ads by the Republican Jewish Coalition, he was asked whether his organization planned to counter with ads of its own in a state like Minnesota. Forman, executive director of the National Jewish Democratic Council, said he didn’t think…
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