[AuH2ORepublican]

Brookline’s vote percentage in the past three presidential elections:

2000: Gore 74.32%, Bush 16.68%, Nader 8.19%

2004: Kerry 78.87%, Bush 19.55%

2008: Obama 80.74%, McCain 17.39%

So please forgive me if I’m not too optimistic about Brookline’s Orthodox Jewish voters coming to the rescue. Borough Park it ain’t.

[Jewbacca]

Jewish population is, what, 1/3 of Brookline?

Of which probably 1/2 is Orthodox (or Russian or Israeli, but secular)?

= 16%

= the majority of the Republican vote of the town.