The Republican Jewish Coalition is crowing about the GOP win in gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey Tuesday.
"This off-year election was an indication of the ‘buyers’ remorse’ felt by independent voters who have found the ‘Hope and Change’ mantra of 2008 to be lacking," said RJC executive director Matt Brooks in a press release. He went on to note that both winners, Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie, are "are long-time friends of the Jewish community, pro-Israel, and strong on national security issues."
National Jewish Democratic Council CEO Ira Forman responded that the losses by Democrats Creigh Deeds in Virginia and incumbent Jon Corzine in New Jersey were much more due to local issues such as taxes and jobs in their states, and noted that President Obama’s job approval rating in both states, according to exit polls, was at least 50 percent.
The complete RJC statement is after the jump:
Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Executive Director Matt Brooks said today:
We congratulate the Republicans who won their races yesterday. This off-year election was an indication of the "buyers’ remorse" felt by independent voters who have found the "Hope and Change" mantra of 2008 to be lacking.
The American people have seen that Democrats remain committed to higher taxes, increased spending, expanding entitlements, greater bureaucracy, higher deficits, and regulatory restrictions on the free market that hurt every family.
Bob McDonnell (VA) and Chris Christie (NJ) actively campaigned in the Jewish community in their quests for the governor’s office. Both are long-time friends of the Jewish community, pro-Israel, and strong on national security issues.
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