It’s no secret that a key Republican strategy for winning Florida is to cut into the Democratic margins among Hispanics and Jews. Especially the latter. Thanks to the Republican Jewish Coalition, the outreach approach is notably high profile these days along I-95 and the Florida Turnpike in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Motorists will notice recently launched, red-white-and-blue billboards with the message: “Obama…Oy Vey!!/Had Enough?”
“We’re trying to reach Jewish voters and make them understand that Obama is not a friend of Israel,” said Ira Sabin, a member of the RJC outreach campaign, to the Florida Jewish Journal.
Gawking readers are directed to the MyBuyersRemorse.com web site, which displays a series of ads in which non-actors tell their stories of why they supported Barack Obama in 2008 and what changed their mind. It also allows visitors to upload their own anti-Obama videos.
“I think it’s very troubling,” said state Rep. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach. “I think it’s trying to put a wedge issue between the Jewish community. I think it’s counterproductive.”