South Florida Jewish voters key in Obama-Romney contest

[ellisonz]

By Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel

6:01 p.m. EDT, October 15, 2012
BOCA RATON—

– Every vote counts, but David Love's is one of the most sought after of the 2012 presidential campaign.

He's a Jewish retiree, originally from New York, who lives in one of South Florida's sprawling, vote-rich condominium communities, Century Village west of Boca Raton. He's voted almost exclusively Democratic for the last three decades – but hasn't yet made up his mind in this year's contest between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney.

"My inclination would be to vote Democratic, but I have not been happy with the economic situation and the attitude of the administration toward Israel," he said. "[Voting Democratic] would be what I normally would do. However, those two categories have sort of pulled me back. That's why, I guess, we call ourselves fence sitters."
Politics alerts: Get South Florida politics news, election results on your phone

Love, 72, said he doesn't expect to decide until just before Election Day.

More: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/elections/fl-jewish-voters-florida-20121015,0,2343350.story

Floridians - how's the ballot "looking" this election? Better be sure we don't end up with 20,000 votes for Gary Johnson in Palm Beach.

[alcibiades_mystery]

1. Is Pat Buchanan running? I hear he's quite popular with that demographic

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. what attitude towards Israel?

The US is giving much money to Israel and is supportive of Israeli people maybe not so much of it's right wing Bebe.

No one can help the global economy it has been very unstable - Greece etc. Obama has done very well to keep us afloat in these bad times. It could have been much worse and will be if Romney gets in.

[geek tragedy]

4. What they mean is they want the US to say "fuck the Palestinians"

Which, while an ugly sentiment, would at least reflect our actual policies.

[davidpdx]

14. I don't think it matters what we say or do with Israel, we are always going to be used by them

I still think there's a 50/50 shot they'll do something to throw our election.

[tblue]

3. Sarah Silverman needs to make another plea

Call your bubbe!

[flamingdem]

5. +1 what happened to the Schlep this time?

[lalalu]

6. We are screwed equally by Israel and Saudi Arabia.

We need to cut both loose. With climate change heating up he better hope his "vote-rich condominium " community doesn't get hit by a disaster. With Romney in office there won't be a FEMA. His community can ask Israel to help them.

[ellisonz]

7. You do understand Saudi Arabia is the world's largest exporter of crude oil?

And that Israel is our staunch ally?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. Who Needs Oil

We can all ride our bicycles to work and take stage coaches when we need to travel across regions.

[lalalu]

10. Considering the obesity problem in the USA that may not be bad.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Who Cares If It Takes A Month To Send Plasma From NY To CA On The Pony Express?

.

[lalalu]

12. The really sad part is that in 2012 we still depend on sending Plasma from

NY to CA. Focusing on and depending on oil, guns, and the Bible will kill us.

[lalalu]

9. We need to get off the oil and I am tired of the Mideast.

I have been hearing their bickering crap since I was in the cradle. It is like a humongous family feud that will never end.

[ellisonz]

13. "I am tired of the Mideast."

Well the Middle East isn't tired of the Middle East, and neither is the world economy...

"It is like a humongous family feud that will never end."

I'd imagine the British and the French had similar thoughts in the 14th century...