Poll: 75% of U.S. Jews plan to vote for Kerry

[Toronto Ron]

There has been much speculation that Bush is poised to vastly improve on his share of the Jewish vote this November, compared to 2000. It doesn't look like it:

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/465539.html

Excerpts:

A poll conducted in the U.S. for the National Jewish Democratic Council shows that Republican Party expectations of a shift in Jewish voting patterns away from the Democratic Party are very misplaced.
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"Karl Rove and the White House spent a lot of effort and money to prove that there is a realignment in the Jewish community, but it turns out to be a lot of smoke and no fire," ....

In 2000, Bush received only 19 percent of the Jewish vote, and the poll indicates that his position will only marginally improve in the coming vote. Republican analysts have been predicting that 30 percent, and perhaps as many as 40 percent, of American Jews would vote for Bush, ostensibly because of his strong support for the Israeli government.
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The poll also finds that among those Jews who are saying they will vote for Bush, the percent who admit to be wavering is very high, compared to Kerry supporters, who are confident of their choice.
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[still_one]

1. I am one who can attest to that

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

5. This one will be voting for sure!

[fujiyama]

2. Hell yea

Kerry will have a coalition of voters -- whites, blacks, latinos, asian americans, jews, arab americans...

Bush made the mistake in believe most Jews are likudniks...

[sasquatch]

3. Only 75%?!?!? It should be 99% God Dammit

With the 1% being either a war criminal or drunk. What in hells bells is wrong with the ether 25%? Are they the type of fucks that would've been the Jewish police in the Nazi ghettos:wtf:

[Toronto Ron]

4. I agree, but note:

The poll says 22% (not 25%) polled for bush*, and "among those Jews who are saying they will vote for Bush, the percent who admit to be wavering is very high, compared to Kerry supporters, who are confident of their choice."

[sasquatch]

12. Thanks for clearing that up

[canuckybee]

6. Ok...he's lost the Jews

the young, the seniors, the unions, the passport holders, the urbanites, the women....how the hell can they be in a dead heat????? or even 7 points apart?

[oasis]

8. "He" being George W. Bush, never had the Jewish vote.

[Beetwasher]

7. Well, We Are Known For Our Smarts!

and our horns! :evilgrin:

[DaveinMD]

9. it will

be at the usual 80 percent when the election actually occurs.

[serryjw]

10. JEWS are not a voting block!

Our Roosevelt dems are almost gone. 50% of American Jews inter marry. I am Jewish and I am not voting for JK because of my faith...and ONLY the Zionist and Israeli Jews in America are voting for Bushit BECAUSE of his Israeli position.The rest are voting for him because they are fiscal republicans and HAPPEN to be Jewish
Maybe a specific city/state may sway the vote but it is doubtful.The % are just too small. It is MORE symbolic than reality anymore that a prez candidate needs to go after the Jewish vote.
Jew by state:
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/usjewpop.html

[David Zephyr]

11. So Here's Hoping The Jew Bashers Here Will Read This Before Posting

92% of African-American voted for Gore in 1996.

Here's a poll that shows that 75% of U.S. Jews plan to vote for Kerry.

When Working Class, White Protestants begin voting like Blacks and Jews, we might get our country back.

Here in California, when the last voter initiative was on the ballot about same-sex unions/marriages, the largest demographic group ---outside of the gay and lesbian community --- to vote against the hateful initiative (sponsored by the Mormon and Catholic Church) was that of California Jews.

Jewish American voters are enlightened. I'd sleep at night a lot better knowing that all Americans voted as intelligently as American Jews and Blacks.

Thank you, Ron_GreensboroNC, for posting this! :)