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In reply to the discussion: Hillary 75%, Bernie 15%, Webb 4%, O'Malley 2% [View all]OilemFirchen
(7,288 posts)I visited my folks in their assisted-living community last evening. I know that my mom (89) and stepdad (93) would never vote for a Jew for president. It's a generational thing, to a certain extent, but (at least anecdotally... since it's all the rage around here) these first and second-generation Jewish-Americans wince at the notion of a prominent Jew in the crosshairs. That's exactly how they see it, as well as their friends at the dinner table. I understand.
Add to that that my stepdad was a Holocaust survivor who escaped Hungary during the Russian invasion. To him, to my mom, and to the rest (to a man and woman) Socialist is Hitler. Socialist is Stalin.
They will vote for the blonde shiksa. All of them.
My generation is tougher to discern. Some of our parents' paranoia rubbed off, so they may share some of the same feelings.
Generations following have lost much of their Jewish identity.
I am really looking forward to a Primary poll of American Jews. I have no idea with whom they're aligned, but it's likely to be fascinating.