The past few days in Liebermania started off with the Independent Connecticut senator saying that Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin should attempt to avoid an “IQ test” in the debate, as it is impossible for her to know all the facts and beat Sen. Joe Biden on content. After the debate, as could be expected, Lieberman lauded the Alaska governor in all her folksiness, claiming that she “did great.”
However, Lieberman’s enthusiasm for the McCain-Palin ticket hasn’t been paralleled by Connecticut voters recently. In his home state, the senator has lost significant popularity in a new Pulsar Research poll, which shows that 54% of constituents view him negatively, while only 37% feel positively about the 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee.
Though his home state support may be waning, Lieberman predicted this week that a sizeable number of Jewish constituents will support the Republican ticket come November. Reagan was most successful presidential candidate ever in garnering the Jewish vote—winning over 39%. McCain does like to compare himself to the incredibly popular past Republican president, so might Lieberman’s predictions come true?
On the subject of the financial bailout, Lieberman spoke strongly in favor of the measure, stating that the package would not only be good for the country, but also that “it will be good for John McCain.” What he meant, as explained in a Fox News interview, was that the passage of the bill would bring stability to the economy and allow the candidates to get back on track in a crisis-free setting.
Lieberman can be seen on Fox News this Sunday morning (10/5) summing up the week’s proceedings and will continue to campaign for the M-P ticket in the days to come.
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John McCain is highly unlikely to come away with Jewish voters like Reagan did. I just can not see his politics, especially his stance on war resonating with that demographic.
That may be true, but it might be different for older Jewish voters (such as those in Florida). They might side with their generation over their religion, and trust some one like McCain over Obama who might scare them away. I think Hillary would have had their support in a second, but it should be a whole different game with Barack "Hussein" Obama.
That being said, the economic crisis, with its effect on health care, medicaid, etc. should have a tremendous impact on the "Palm Beach crowd."
However in the end, at least McCain's got one Jewish vote in Lieberman.
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