By: Harry Maryles
Published: October 28th, 2012
Photo Credit: Yori Yanover
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I choose candidates based on who I think will be do the best job for the country, for Israel, and for the Jewish people. I do not vote by party.
Although I have finally made my decision - for the first time I am not as sure as I usually am about which candidate will actually be the better President.
The last debate added nothing toward that end. The two candidates, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney remain the same in my eyes. Their views were not made clearer at all on any of the issues that are important to the American people nor to me as a Jew.
I recently wrote that their views on Israel though not identical are both positive - and not all that dissimilar. I also said that for the first time my decision would not be based on that issue. Instead -“It’s (still) the economy, Stupid!” Of course the economy matters to Jews just as much as it does to everyone else. But it is definitely not a Jewish issue.
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