It appears he has done some outreach to Orthodox Jews, but thankfully they’re not buying his B.S.:
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2012/06/obama_meets_with_orthodox_rabb.html
Obama’s website doesn’t list the denomination of the “600 Rabbi’s”, so I’d be curious to know just how many the “handful” of Orthodox rabbi’s that endorsed him are... 3 Rabbis? 5? 7? And more importantly, how they can justify their endorsement.
The media’s perception of religious denominations is very odd. During the coverage of the Iowa caucus, they talks about the super duper important “evangelical vote” so much that you’d think the state is 99% evangelical protestants and 1% everyone else. It’s actually split evenly between Catholics and Evangelicals — about 25% evangelical, 23% Catholic, and 50% everyone else. I guess the media figures Catholics either don’t vote or aren’t important, since they never discussed the “Catholic vote” in Iowa and no candidate bothered with “outreach” to them, including the Catholic candidates.
Yep. I remember that meeting (and posting an article). Obama was met with virtual silence. I doubt you'll see him do that again. :)
The three or four orthodox Rabbis that signed on to this are probably not associated with with any true orthodox movement or were influenced by others to do it somehow. There are also a few knee jerk Democrat orthodox too. Actually know a couple. One worked for Moynahan. Democrat-ism is his second religion.
The media’s perception of religious denominations is very odd.
Like you said, the Dems look at the voting demographics. Then massage their message to the respective voters and worked with the sycophant media operatives. That is why nobody went after the Catholics in Iowa IMHO.
#37: I personally know the first one on the list (from Arkansas) and he is Reformed—VERY liberal, as is his extended family whom I know better.