Kerry, Bush court Jewish vote as a key

[Freddie Stubbs]

John Kerry campaigns in Palm Beach County, seeking support among Jewish voters as President Bush's campaign looks to court the traditional key Democratic constituency.

BY LESLEY CLARK

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LAKE WORTH - John Kerry sought to buttress critical support among Jewish voters in Florida on Monday, boasting of a ''100 percent'' voting record in support of Israel and the backing of Joe Lieberman, who wowed the community in 2000 as the first Jewish vice presidential candidate.

The remarks came as the White House steps up outreach efforts to court Jewish voters, including President Bush's decision last week to reverse decades of U.S. policy and endorse an Israeli plan to hold on to lands seized in the 1967 Six Day War.

CLOSE RACE

The tug-of-war over what is a traditionally a solid Democratic voting bloc underscores what strategists expect to be a razor-close race in key swing states, including Florida, which Bush won in 2000 by a 537-vote margin.

Republicans hope to boost Bush's 2000 performance among Jewish voters, but Kerry signaled at a Juno Beach fundraiser that he won't cede ground.

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1. Muslim americans are a sleeper demographic

8 million in 2.3 million households

http://www.allied-media.com/AM/

Jewish American are 2.5% of US population

5.8 million Jews

http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Judaism/jewpop.html

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2. Bush thinks by ignoring the process Clinton started

before he left office, he will influence the Jewish vote in his favor.

He is WRONG!

You cannot paint one group with one brush, which is what bush is trying to do. He always trys to attract groups of people through their lowest instincts, fear, hate, etc.

He will not suceed