Steven Waldman

Steven Waldman

Florida Still In Play for Obama (Thanks in Part to Palin)

posted by swaldman | 10:40am Friday September 19, 2008

I was fearing I’d have to soon turn in my pundit license after I’d predicted a couple of weeks ago that Palin’s faith would scare enough Florida Jews to put that state back in play. Ever since I made that prediction, McCain’s margin seemed to be growing in Florida rather than declining. I thought, ruh roh: I forgot there are a lot more evangelicals than Jews, even in Florida.
Today comes the news, though, that some new polls have it neck and neck in Florida and that the Obama campaign is pouring money into the state. The HuffingtonPost explains, “Jewish community’s concerns (stoked, it should be noted, by the Obama campaign) could prove the difference in what is shaping up to be yet another closely fought election.”



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Warren Cheswick

posted September 19, 2008 at 12:39 pm


Looks like people are finally coming to their senses and looking beyond the pretty face of Gov. Palin to see what lurks beneath. Polls today show that McCain’s “bump” from the Palin pick and the RNC has been reduced to zero, and that Palin is show to be actually hurting McCain among some important demographics. That is good news indeed for our country.



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