Posted by
J-GOP on Sunday, September 14, 2008 5:13:16 PM
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has blogged a few stories about the deep worry among Jewish Democrats that Obama isn't picking up the kind of support that's expected for a Democratic candidate. In reports about the National Jewish Democratic Council session on Jewish voting at the Democratic Party’s Denver convention, JTA noted: "According to] leading Jewish state legislators from Florida: It’s not that McCain was beloved, it’s that Obama was 'hated' among elderly Jews in the state." Apparently "...Obama’s Jewish surrogates have come away from the condo tours 'shocked' at the intensity of dislike for their presidential candidate."
and this comment:
"...Barack Obama is underperforming among Jewish voters compared to recent historical standards — just 61-62 percent in recent polls of Jewish voters, in contrast to the 75 percent and above that Democrats have won among Jews in the last four presidential elections."
It's important to remember that the percentage of Jews voting Republican has increased each presidential election year since 1992, from 11 percent that year to 25 percent in 2004. By all estimates, we predict that the Jewish Republican vote will grow to over 30 percent this year.