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In reply to the discussion: President Barack Obama personally intervened to change party platform on God, Jerusalem [View all]onenote
(42,700 posts)57. I agree that there are differences within the Jewish community on the question of Jerusalem
My only point is that the reason that the campaign changed the platform is that they felt it was in the best interest of the campaign -- that, I suspect, they had done the polling (the "arithmetic" and decided that was the safest route.
I don't even object to the characterization of the decision as pandering. However, the suggestion that my pointing out that Jewish voters are considered a very critical part of the Democratic electorate and that the issue of Jersualem is important to many of them -- probably a majority --somehow puts me in the category of sounding like I subscribe to the Protocols of Zion (as suggested by another poster) is utterly uncalled for.
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President Barack Obama personally intervened to change party platform on God, Jerusalem [View all]
Freddie Stubbs
Sep 2012
OP
Here is why it was awesome: romney said he could not change the Rnc platform
Evergreen Emerald
Sep 2012
#66
i heard that on the local drive radio station, kinda weird, probuably not the finest moment
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#70
Y'know, if the South seceded, America would've been a more secular nation would it?
alp227
Sep 2012
#87
That's what they are, new paint on the same elephant. Result for voting for any of them is the same.
freshwest
Sep 2012
#61
this DID NOT pass the delegates vote it was forced on them against their will as their boos
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#46
Unnecessary. He wasn't about to lose many votes on those that hadn't already gone to other side.
leveymg
Sep 2012
#6
My guess is that a certain someone who left the Administration a while back to return to
leveymg
Sep 2012
#31
I think we lost the House in 2010 (in part) due to the heavy-handed shove given the Left base
leveymg
Sep 2012
#34
We're on the same train, but this trip I'm not riding all the way to the end of line.
leveymg
Sep 2012
#52
You just threw 500 years of Enlightenment thought in the trash, including the Social Contract,
leveymg
Sep 2012
#95
No, my sense of self-interest is not binding on others. If you feel that our elected officials are
leveymg
Sep 2012
#98
The issue of Jerusalem being annexed by Israel isn't one worth losing an entire election over.
Selatius
Sep 2012
#9
Umm actually no. I was sighing despondantly at the fact we were almost done with the 1950's
Fearless
Sep 2012
#41
I can't wait until the day politicians no longer have to pander to magic.
Atypical Liberal
Sep 2012
#14
Frankly I care more about how the President's reaction appears in the Middle East
snappyturtle
Sep 2012
#17
You don't understand that its an important issue for a large Democratic bloc of voters?
onenote
Sep 2012
#38
Well, if you don't appreciate the fact that its an important issue to a major voting block
onenote
Sep 2012
#40
There are also many American Jews who see unilateral annexation of Jerusalem as a violation of
leveymg
Sep 2012
#56
I agree that there are differences within the Jewish community on the question of Jerusalem
onenote
Sep 2012
#57
The differences within are more significant and deeper. It's always been that way. Taking sides
leveymg
Sep 2012
#58
"The Republican noise machine, then, successfully changed the Democratic platform document...
HomerRamone
Sep 2012
#30
I'm an atheist, it's 2012 and I'm sick of ignorant bigots acting like its something to apologise for
wickerwoman
Sep 2012
#72