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For Jewish Questioner, Debate Settled It

JL;DR SUMMARY While Jews are traditionally seen as steadfast in their political views, the 2012 presidential debate highlighted a number of undecided Jewish voters. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityJewish VotersObamaRomneyUndecided Voters2012 Presidential DebateSusan KatzPolitical LeaningsDebate QuestionsBenghazi Attack

Places mentioned

Adelphi University, New York, United States
"Going down the list of Jewish names, Adelphi University junior Jeremy Epstein, who got to ask the first question in the debate, remains undecided."
Benghazi, Libya
"another Jewish sounding name, Kerry Ladke (the name that sounded to many like Latke) is also still undecided after hearing Obama and Romneys responses to his question about the attack on U.S. diplomats in Benghazi, Libya."
Israel
"He joined the staff in 2006 after serving for five years as Washington correspondent for the Israeli dailies Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post."
Canada
"He was born in Canada and grew up in Israel."

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