First, the Left blogosphere insisted there was no Jewish problem for Barack Obama. Then the line was that if such a problem existed, it was irrational and based on false internet rumors about Obama’s secret Muslim past. The latest take? He doesn’t need the Jewish vote.

This Huffington Post column makes the case, even finding an unnamed Jewish fundraiser for Obama to pipe up: “Obama doesn’t need me and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.” The same article does acknowledge, by way of a Jerusalem Post column, that “a relatively moderate Republican candidate with rock-solid Israel-supporter credentials like John McCain may well reach or even surpass the Jewish-vote record for a GOP presidential contender–especially if his opponent is Barack Obama.”

There is an argument that this thesis is correct–if you believe Rep.Wexler is wrong, Florida is not at risk, and Jews don’t make up enough of the population to make a difference in New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or any other state. And maybe that’s the calculation Obama’s team has made. I suspect John McCain’s team may have a different view of things.

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