From the National Jewish Democratic Council:

With your help, the Jewish community voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama.

We are proud that Obama captured 78% of the Jewish vote, according to exit polls. Despite all the hype that Jewish voters would flock to John McCain, these polls show that McCain only received 21% of the Jewish vote.

This was a decisive election; we sent a clear message regarding the differences between the Obama platform and the policies of President Bush and McCain.

With Obama's victory, we selected a candidate who shares the values of the vast majority of American Jews, including the separation of church and state, a strong U.S.-Israel relationship, and reproductive freedom.

Election after election for the last 36 years, Republicans have persisted in asserting that their nominee would gain a significant portion of the Jewish vote. Supporters of McCain engaged in an unprecedented anti-Obama campaign in the Jewish community. After spending millions of dollars on an ad campaign filled with misinformation and smears, Jewish Republicans once again could not sway Jewish voters.

So I mainly recognized Sarah Silverman from her role as the occasional stalker in the TV show Monk. But she is part of a great voter outreach effort that really needs to be up here on Daily Gotham. The Great Schlep: getting your Jewish Grandparents in Florida to vote Obama. It could swing the election!

And where better to plug the Great Schlep than in New York City?

This comes from the National Jewish Democratic Council:

FINAL 2008 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WATCH EVENT

7:30 PM Discussion – The 2008 Jewish Vote

Please join
DNC Vice Chair, Susie Turnbull

9:00 PM Final Presidential Debate Watch
4 Large Screens

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH
BAR SOCIAL
1002 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, New York

Noshes
Cash Bar

$10,000 Co-chair, $5,000 Benefactor, $1,000 Host, $500 Friend, $250 Supporter

Event Ticket: $36

New York NJDC Membership: $50 (includes event)

RSVP: msudco2_at_aol.com, or (212) 868-4048 NJDC New York Office

HOST COMMITTEE:
Steve Anchin, Hon. Carol Berman, Renee Birnbaum, Ivy Cohen, Debra Cooper, Hon. Jon Cooper, Hon. Vivian Viloria-Fisher, Mark J. Epstein, Joan Dean, Hon. David Denenberg, Mark Finkel, Cynthia Friedman, Hon. Steve Israel, Hon.Craig Johnson, Hon. Jon Kaiman, Hon. Marsha Z. Laufer, Hon. Charles Levine, Arnold Linhardt, Steve Markowitz, Hon. Trudy Mason, Eric Milgrim, Joyce Miller, David Pincus, Steve Richman, Hon. Michelle Schimel, Menashe Shapiro, Hon. Steve Stern, Marilyn Thypin, Hon. Howard Weitzman, Barry Weprin, Jeff Wice