Jews looked past worries to embrace Obama

By Ron Kampeas
Published on November 6, 2008

For months, polls showed Obama languishing at about 60 percent of the Jewish vote, a critical chunk short of the 75 percent or so Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) garnered in 2004. But exit polls from the Tuesday election showed Obama matching those results, garnering about 78 percent of the Jewish vote against 22 percent for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), his Republican rival.

Obama’s victory resonates with L.A. Jews

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on November 6, 2008

For months there was constant talk about Obama's Jewish problem, a lingering fear -- with plenty of empirical evidence -- that an unusually high proportion of Democratic Jews were going to vote for McCain. But in the end it didn't bear out. An early exit poll from CNN concluded that Obama received 78 percent of the Jewish vote.

Let bygones (not) be bygones

By Marty Kaplan
Published on November 5, 2008

So John McCain -- while claiming that not he's not impugning Barack Obama's patriotism -- impugns Barack Obama's patriotism, but we're supposed to understand that it doesn't really matter, because that's just what people do in campaigns.

McCain campaign to L.A. Times: Release Obama-Khalidi tape [VIDEO]

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on October 30, 2008

John McCain and his vice presidential running mate continued Wednesday to accuse the Los Angeles Times of protecting Barack Obama by not releasing the video of 2003 celebration Obama attended for a Palestinian-American scholar and critic of Israel. The newspaper has refused to make the tape public because of a promise made to the source who provided it.

Adlai Stevenson, JFK, Obama and the Jewish vote

By Raphael J. Sonenshein
Published on October 28, 2008

Move over, Willie Horton

By Marty Kaplan
Published on October 27, 2008

According to KDKA News Director John Verrilli, it was Pennsylvania McCain spokesman Peter Feldman, in the absence of any confirmed facts, who told the media that the mugger saw a McCain bumper sticker on Ashley Todd's car, and that the B stood for Barack.

Dems to Palin: Bring up Rev.  Wright, we’ll bring up Rev. Muthee [VIDEO]

Published on October 8, 2008

Sarah Palin is saying more attention should be paid to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor. Democrats counter that they are ready to fight back with their own barrage of guilt-by-association attacks.

VIDEO: Jewish voters targeted in ‘push polling’—RJC fesses up

Published on September 17, 2008

The Republican Jewish Coalition has admitted it sponsored a negative poll about Barack Obama.

Fear of an Obama Planet grips some Americans

Published on July 17, 2008

As soon as I saw The New Yorker cover spoofing right-wing fear mongering over Barack and Michelle Obama, my first thought was that my friend, Sanjay, in Mumbai, India, had a point about Americans and stupidity.

The torch has been passed

By Steve Greenberg
Published on June 12, 2008

 Republicans anoint Obama—with slime

By Pol Observer
Published on February 28, 2008