The population of Jews in America totals about 6.5 million people. The greatest majority of them are Democrats. Jews are very politically active. It’s not just California that has a high Jewish representation in Congress. If John McCain could scare the Jewish populations in every state there is a possibility that he could win the electoral vote in California, New York, New Jersey, and Florida.
That is exactly what he is trying to do when he brings up a story about Barack Obama “attending a 2003 party with a Palestinian-American professor and critic of Israel.” The AP report indicates that The Los Angeles Times reported on the event more than six months ago. The Los Angeles Times has reported on the controversy. There have been other columnists that have discussed Obama’s connection to Louis Farrakhan. Richard Cohen has written at least two columns on this issue. Mr. Cohen is a strong supporter of Israel and found the connection between Obama and Farrakhan to be a non-issue.
Reasonable people have discounted Obama’s connection to anti-Israel groups and people. So what asks the McCain campaign. “We need to spread all the scare language we can to win this election” has got to be a tactic of the McCain people.
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