Why Obama Is Losing The Jewish Vote

[ABM]

Interesting read:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904353504576568710341742174.html

New York's special congressional election on Tuesday was the first electoral outcome directly affected by President Obama's Israel policy. Democrats were forced to expend enormous resources in a losing effort to defend this safe Democratic district, covering Queens and Brooklyn, that Anthony Weiner won last year by a comfortable margin.

A Public Policy Poll taken days before the election found a plurality of voters saying that Israel was "very important" in determining their votes. Among those voters, Republican candidate Robert Turner was winning by a 71-22 margin. Only 22% of Jewish voters approved of President Obama's handling of Israel. Ed Koch, the Democrat and former New York mayor, endorsed Mr. Turner because he said he wanted to send a message to the president about his anti-Israel policies.

This is a preview of what President Obama might face in his re-election campaign with a demographic group that voted overwhelmingly for him in 2008. And it could affect the electoral map, given the battleground states—such as Florida and Pennsylvania—with significant Jewish populations. In another ominous barometer for the Obama campaign, its Jewish fund-raising has deeply eroded: One poll by McLaughlin & Associates found that of Jewish donors who donated to Mr. Obama in 2008, only 64% have already donated or plan to donate to his re-election campaign....................

 

[MickZagger]

I'm sure the Jews will consider their options.

 

[ABM]

I'm sure the Jews will consider their options.

Ohhhh, yeah. They always do. All of them.

 

[julius]

I've always liked how both sides of the fence will proclaim stupid shit like this (not saying you are proclaiming it ABM).

some minor thing X happens, and that means obviously president Y is going to lose political group Z!!!

OOOH NOES!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Duh. Obama wants 1967 borders in Israel/Palestine.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

#attackwatch

 

[maxiep]

I doubt Jews will actively vote for Obama's opponent. It is likely, however, that they stay home and keep their money in their pockets.

 

[julius]

I doubt Jews will actively vote for Obama's opponent. It is likely, however, that they stay home and keep their money in their pockets.

I think they might keep their pocketbooks closed, but not their voting.

Some will obviously either not vote for him (and could vote for the other), but I think far more of the Jewish people in the nation (read: not in NY) aren't 1 item voters.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Maybe they just don't like Kenyan's?

 

[julius]

Maybe they just don't like Kenyan's?

Or, just going out on a nutshell, the democratic candidate that was running was crap?

I would bet that if Sam Adams was running for Wydens spot in the senate (assume Wyden didn't run), he'd probably lose against a Republican.

Candidates matter.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Maybe they just don't like Kenyan's?

I'm not so sure. Don't they grow good coffee beans there?

 

[3RA1N1AC]

foreskin?

 

[maxiep]

Or, just going out on a nutshell, the democratic candidate that was running was crap?

I would bet that if Sam Adams was running for Wydens spot in the senate (assume Wyden didn't run), he'd probably lose against a Republican.

Candidates matter.

The Weprin name in Queens is like being named Kennedy in Massachusetts. He was elected to the State Assembly by the same people. He was a fine candidate, he just was a messenger for policies his would-be constituents hated.

However, I don't want to deter you from your excuses. The longer the Left tried to deny that their problems lie with their policies, the less they'll be able to correct them.

“It’s a very difficult district for Democrats.”

--Debbie Wasserman Schultz

It would be like saying that a district in Wyoming would be a difficult one for Republicans. Ridiculous.