filed under Democracy | Election 2008
Europe loves him, but what about Great Uncle Mordy?
1:30PM ON
07/28/2008
BY
Ari Savitzky
If you haven’t seen Daily Show contributor Wyatt Cenac’s hilarious trip to Boca, the video is worth a watch.
It also brings up a recurring if tangential line of thinking about the campaign: are old Jews in Florida going to mess this thing up for Obama? The answer, of course is no. While Aunt Millie and a couple nutbags will no doubt voice their support for John McCain, trying to sell their racist aversion to Obama as an undying love for Hillary, the bottom line is that they, like Joe Lieberman, are Republicans, and should just come out and say so.
And while we’re at it, let’s also put the idea that older Jews are going to bolt where it belongs: along side the idea that progressives will move to Nader, or that McCain has any shot at not being crushed with young voters or labor. Obama will keep the base, and that includes the vast majority of Jewish voters. While Boca octogenarians may be a harder sell, they will be/are melting with nachas when reminded that Barack=Baruch.
[UPDATE: On the other hand, peep former NY Gov Mario Cuomo still sitting on his hands...]
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