When Marco Rubio attempted to wish his supporters a “gut Shabbos” (good Sabbath) last week ahead of the Iowa caucuses, it took a few tries to get it right.
While campaigning in the state, the Republican presidential hopeful was approached by a salesman offering kippahs with candidates’ names, Tablet Magazine reported. The man asked Rubio to wear a skullcap and record the Shabbat greeting, to which the candidate obliged.
“Say…’gut Shabbos’ Iowa to all the Jews in the country,” the man requested. Apparently slightly confused by the “gut” part, Rubio initially offered “boot?” before being corrected. See the amusing video below.
Rubio had a stronger-than-expected finish in the Iowa race, placing third behind Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, with 23 percent of the vote. That showing could help cement his status as the favorite of mainstream Republican voters who worry that Cruz and Trump are too caustic to win the November general election.
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“We have taken the first step, but an important step, to winning the nomination,” Rubio said at a campaign rally in Des Moines.
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