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"It certainly was a bit of a slap in the face to us," said James Zogby, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Arab American Institute. "It was embarrassing."

Look for Kerry's (Zogby) poll numbers to drop precipitiously in the next week...

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Zogby said he believes Kerry took some bad advice when he shifted his position. He said Jewish voters tend to be fairly liberal on social issues and the vast majority of them would have supported Kerry even with his original stance.

"At the end of the of the day, I don't think they gained five votes, but I think they lost many more than that," Zogby said.

Time to make sure brother John makes those predictions come true...