'Jewish primary' begins . . .

'When California moved its presidential primary to Feb. 5, and other big states followed suit, the strategic role of Jewish voters in the nominating process was greatly enhanced. Inadvertently, the states created a "Jewish primary." New York, California, Florida, Illinois, Connecticut and Massachusetts will vote on or just before Feb. 5. (Florida's primary was held on Jan. 29.)

In the more than 20 states that hold primaries or caucuses in that one-week span live 5,111,685 Jews, according to the American Jewish Committee's (AJCommittee) 2006 American Jewish Year Book, representing nearly 80 percent of all American Jews.'

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