{"id":2329830,"date":"2024-08-23T07:35:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T11:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-jewish-voters-abandon-the-democrats-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T07:42:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T11:42:21","slug":"will-jewish-voters-abandon-the-democrats-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-jewish-voters-abandon-the-democrats-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Jewish voters abandon the Democrats? &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwill-jewish-voters-abandon-the-democrats-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2329830&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article examines the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-hogg-makes-a-solid-case-for-trump\/\" title=\"David Hogg presents a strong argument in favor of Trump\">shifting \u200cpolitical landscape<\/a> for Jewish voters in the United States, particularly following the Hamas attacks on October \u20647, 2023, and the subsequent Israeli military\u200b response. Historically, Jewish voters have aligned closely with the Democratic Party, often seen as one of its\u2062 steadfast demographic bases. However, increasing concerns about antisemitism and a growing divide among \u2064Democrats regarding Middle Eastern policy are\u2063 leading \u200dto questions about whether this loyalty is changing.<\/p>\n<p>Some \u2064Jewish voters \u2062express unease \u200cabout certain Democratic politicians&#8217; stances \u200don Israel, which \u2062has fueled \u200cspeculation\u200b about a potential shift toward the Republican Party. Notable figures, such as Donald Trump and Matt Brooks of the Republican Jewish Coalition, suggest that the current climate of insecurity \u2062within the Jewish community, combined with Trump&#8217;s support\u2063 for Israel, could sway more Jewish voters to the Republicans. Conversely, Halie Soifer of the \u2063Jewish Democratic Council of America argues that the Democratic alignment remains strong, emphasizing that core issues such as democracy and abortion rights resonate more profoundly with Jewish voters than foreign\u200c policy debates.<\/p>\n<p>The complexity of Jewish identity further complicates data \u200dcollection and voting patterns, as distinctions based on\u2063 religiosity show significant variations within the community. Orthodox\u200d Jews are noted to\u200d lean more Republican, while most other Jewish segments favor Democrats. The article concludes that the dynamics of the Jewish vote remain multifaceted, with various factors\u2062 influencing \u200ctrends, making it challenging to predict a definitive shift either way.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-sacff-txt\">Magazine &#8211; Feature <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Will Jewish voters abandon the Democrats?<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736295\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, reshaped the world. It has scrambled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Middle Eastern <\/a>alliances, sparked conflict on college campuses, and led to war as Israel continues its effort to free the over 100 hostages still held in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>. But has it changed how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jews<\/a> vote in the United States?<\/p>\n<p>For nearly a century, Jews have been a rock-solid part of the Democratic coalition. Even as the parties have realigned &mdash; Vermont has gone from rock-ribbed Republican to loyally Democratic and Alabama has flipped the other way &mdash; Jewish voters have consistently cast their ballot for Democrats. As Mark Mellman, the head of Democratic Majority for Israel put it, &ldquo;Jews have been one of the most Democratic groups in the country. Only LGBTQ Americans and black Americans have been more loyal to the Democratic Party in recent decades.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Dean MacAdam for the Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The question is whether the growing cleavage on the Left over Middle East policy, accelerated in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack and Israel&rsquo;s ensuing war against Hamas in Gaza, has done anything to affect this. There is certainly anecdotal evidence as American Jews have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-outraged-after-elite-nyc-school-shows-video-to-eighth-graders-of-white-women-being-ridiculed-for-being-white\/\" title=\"Parents Outraged After Elite NYC School Shows Video To Eighth-Graders Of White Women Being Ridiculed For Being White\">grown increasingly concerned<\/a> about antisemitism and some left-wing elected Democrats have supported efforts to impose an arms embargo against Israel while almost all congressional Republicans have stood steadfastly behind the Jewish state. The perceived partisan divide on Israel has even led to outlandish statements from former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, who insisted that American Jews who vote for Democrats should &ldquo;have their head examined&rdquo; and derided Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY), the highest-ranking elected Jew in American history, for what Trump has viewed as insufficient support of Israel. &ldquo;Chuck Schumer has become a Palestinian. Can you believe it? He&rsquo;s become a proud member of Hamas,&rdquo; Trump said at a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, rally in July. Schumer has been a vocal critic of Israeli Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> and has written a book warning about the rise in antisemitism that will be published in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This has been amplified by Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s decision to tap Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) as her running mate over Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA). Shapiro drew disproportionate criticism from progressives over his support for Israel, with efforts to dub him &ldquo;Genocide Josh,&rdquo; even though his policy positions were virtually identical to others on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-the-picks-on-trumps-vp-short-list-speaks-out-about-what-45-really-needs-in-a-second-in-command\/\" title=\"VP Shortlist Pick Speaks on What Trump Needs in a Second-in-Command\">vice presidential short list<\/a>. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2024\/07\/josh-shapiro-netanyahu-jewish-vp\/679300\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>have argued<\/a> that the distinction was made because Shapiro is an observant Jew.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Attendees hold &lsquo;Jews For Trump&rsquo; signs at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 15, 2024 (Joe Raedle\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The problem, though, in determining how the Jewish vote is shifting in the United States is that there <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t that many Jews. American Jews make up roughly 2% of the population, and their numbers are meager enough that there wasn&rsquo;t enough data in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/how-did-us-jews-vote-polls-offer-imperfect-take-though-big-picture-is-clear\/\"> the exit<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/how-did-us-jews-vote-polls-offer-imperfect-take-though-big-picture-is-clear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/how-did-us-jews-vote-polls-offer-imperfect-take-though-big-picture-is-clear\/\">polls in 2020<\/a> to break down specifically how Jewish voters cast their ballots. The 2016 exit polls did, however,&nbsp;have Hillary Clinton receiving 71% of the Jewish vote while Trump received a mere 24%, totals broadly in line with past historical patterns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The initial challenge is that it is hard to measure Jewish voters. Although many Jewish voters cluster, Jews in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods tend to be different than Jews who live in more mixed neighborhoods.&nbsp;And trying to use last names, a common practice in political data, as a standard also leads to uneven results.&nbsp;For example, based on last names alone, an analysis would find former Maine Sen. Bill Cohen to be Jewish and former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman to be non-Jewish. In fact, Coleman is a practicing Jew, while Cohen, although he has a Jewish father, is not practicing.&nbsp;Amplifying this is the amorphous nature of what it means to be Jewish and whether it is about a religion, an ethnic identity, or both. A self-identified Jew could be an Orthodox observer of the Jewish Sabbath who refuses to eat milk with meat or merely a nonpracticing atheist who simply refuses to eat corned beef with mayonnaise. The result makes polling a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Yet it&rsquo;s not as if the political opinions of Jewish Americans are thus left a mystery. There are long-organized efforts from both parties to woo their votes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Matt Brooks, the longtime head of the Republican Jewish Coalition, boasted about his group&rsquo;s efforts to woo Jewish voters in key battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia. The RJC was planning on spending $15 million in order to do the polling and analytics necessary to target Jewish voters who were solidly for Trump, leaning Trump, or persuadable in swing states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump celebrates the signing of a peace accord by Bahrain, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates at the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. (Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his view, Republicans were &ldquo;gaining market share in the Jewish vote with the rise of antisemitism. For the first time since the 1930s and 1940s, there&rsquo;s real insecurity in the Jewish community.&rdquo; However, he noted the Jewish community &ldquo;is not monolithic&rdquo; and that appealing to these voters is about more than just talking about concerns about antisemitism and tensions in the Middle East but also about the economy and inflation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brooks, who spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, said he believes that Trump&rsquo;s emergence at the political stage has accelerated this shift among American Jews toward the Republican Party. &ldquo;He has an incredibly strong record to take to the Jewish community, while Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are probably the worst on these issues,&rdquo; Brooks said as he pointed to Trump&rsquo;s decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, his recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and his administration&rsquo;s role in the Abraham Accords that established diplomatic relations between Israel and several Muslim countries.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Halie Soifer, the head of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, took a different tack. She dismissed Republican efforts to woo Jewish voters as Sisyphean: &ldquo;Between two-thirds and three-quarters of Jewish voters have supported Democrats every election, and that really has not changed despite Republican efforts in every election cycle to win over Jewish voters.&rdquo; It wasn&rsquo;t just that most Jewish voters were aligned with the Democrats on Middle East policy, she argued. &ldquo;Israel is a threshold issue and a candidate has to meet or surpass a certain level [of support for the Jewish state], and the overwhelming majority of candidates do,&rdquo; she said. Soifer noted that there are a handful of exceptions &mdash; such as Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Cori Bush (D-MO), who lost their primary elections this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A sign at the entrance to &lsquo;Trump Heights,&rsquo; a settlement named for the former president in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on Dec. 28, 2021. (Ahmad Gharabli\/AFP\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Instead, she said that Jewish voters simply are more aligned with Democrats on their basic values. &ldquo;The No. 1 issue for Jewish voters in 2022 was defense of democracy, just as it is in 2024, and the No. 2 is abortion rights.&rdquo; Further, in contrast to Brooks, she argued that American Jews are repelled by Trump: &ldquo;One of the most consistent realities about Jewish vote in the past three cycles has been extraordinarily low level of support for Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The challenge and the complexity of the Jewish vote is that both Brooks and Soifer, despite seemingly inherently contradicting each other, are right.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One well-connected Democratic strategist noted, &ldquo;If you look at just a graph of Jewish votes over time, you see Jewish vote being pretty flat at 70% since forever. That&rsquo;s bad if you look at people who look like Jews demographically, well educated, in inner-ring suburbs &mdash; that group has shifted 15 points towards us. Are you saying 85% of Jews should vote for Democrats or maybe the goyim are just becoming more Jewish?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This was echoed by Matt Knee, the chief data officer at WPA Intelligence, a top Republican firm. He noted Jews aren&rsquo;t behaving like other white, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-democrats-veer-hard-left\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Democrats Veer Hard Left\">college-educated voters<\/a> and that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s being counteracted by other factors.&rdquo; Knee argued that &ldquo;Trump specifically connects on Jewish matters with the kinds of Jews who lean Republican. He talks about Israel and Jews and politics like they do. It comes off authentic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Knee added, &ldquo;The overall populist shift in demographic appeal is a challenge, but that is about more than Trump. But it cuts both ways, and there are myriad other reasons for Jews to leave the Democratic Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other divides in the Jewish vote did resemble those among non-Jewish voters. Mellman pointed out that &ldquo;the most important differentiator in voting behavior is religiosity, as it is in most other communities. Orthodox Jews tend to be much more Republican than every other part of Jewish community, but that&rsquo;s true of frum Catholics, frum Protestants, and frum others,&rdquo; using the Yiddish term for religious. &ldquo;It looks like [it] is uniquely Jewish, but it&rsquo;s not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishelectorateinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JEI-Survey-Analysis-050124.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> poll from the Jewish Electorate Institute<\/a> from April, before Biden dropped out, showed the incumbent getting about two-thirds of the Jewish vote. However, there were huge divides based on denomination. Eighty-three percent of Orthodox Jews were supporting Trump, while only 18% of Reform Jews and 24% of Conservative Jews were doing so. There is no good data, though, since Biden has dropped out of the race and Harris, who doesn&rsquo;t have the incumbent&rsquo;s 50-year pro-Israel record, has taken his place on the ticket. Further, there still is the uncertain nature of the indirect talks between Israel and Hamas to achieve a ceasefire and the release of the hostages.&nbsp;Any deal before would certainly lower the salience of the issue for voters.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mellman told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that even with Harris as the nominee, &ldquo;I would be surprised if a majority of Jews didn&rsquo;t support her. But is it going to be as strong as it was four or eight or 12 years ago? That&rsquo;s an open question.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Ben Jacobs is a reporter in Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736295\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736295\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Magazine Feature: Will Jewish Voters Leave the Democratic Party?**<\/p>\n<p>The Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, have significantly altered global dynamics. These events have disrupted alliances in the Middle East, ignited tensions on college campuses, and escalated into war as Israel strives to rescue more than 100 hostages still in Gaza. A pressing question arises: has this situation influenced Jewish voting patterns in the United States? For nearly a century, Jews have been a steadfast component of the Democratic coalition. Despite shifts in party alignments\u2014Vermont transitioning from solidly Republican to reliably Democratic and Alabama reversing course\u2014Jewish voters have consistently supported Democrats. Mark Mellman, head of Democratic Majority for Israel, noted that &#8220;Jews are among the most loyal groups to the Democratic Party,&#8221; surpassed only by LGBTQ Americans and Black Americans in recent decades.<\/p>\n<p>The critical issue now is whether increasing divisions within the Left regarding Middle Eastern policy\u2014intensified by events following October 7 and Israel&#8217;s ongoing conflict with Hamas\u2014have impacted Jewish voting behavior. There is anecdotal evidence suggesting that American Jews are becoming more concerned about antisemitism; some left-leaning Democrats have advocated for an arms embargo against Israel while nearly all congressional Republicans maintain strong support for it. This perceived partisan split has prompted extreme remarks from former President Donald Trump, who claimed that American Jews who vote Democrat should &#8220;have their head examined&#8221; and criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for what he sees as inadequate support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer has openly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and authored a book addressing rising antisemitism set to be published in 2025. The situation was further complicated when Vice President Kamala Harris chose Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate over Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA), who faced significant backlash from progressives due to his pro-Israel stance\u2014even earning him labels like &#8220;Genocide Josh,&#8221; despite similar policy positions compared to others on her shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>However, assessing changes in Jewish voting patterns presents challenges due to their relatively small population size; American Jews constitute about 2% of the total population. In fact, exit polls from 2020 lacked sufficient data to detail how Jewish voters cast their ballots specifically. In contrast, exit polls from 2016 indicated Hillary Clinton received approximately 71% of the Jewish vote compared to Trump&#8217;s mere 24%, reflecting historical trends.<\/p>\n<p>One difficulty lies in measuring Jewish voter demographics accurately since those living in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods may differ significantly from those residing among diverse populations. Additionally, relying solely on last names can yield misleading results\u2014for instance, former Maine Senator Bill Cohen might be incorrectly identified as non-Jewish based solely on his name despite having a Jewish father but not practicing Judaism himself.<\/p>\n<p>This complexity extends beyond mere identification; being considered &#8220;Jewish&#8221; can encompass both religious observance and ethnic identity variations\u2014from Orthodox individuals strictly adhering to dietary laws versus secular individuals identifying culturally without religious practice\u2014which complicates polling efforts further.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, political opinions among American Jews are not entirely obscure; both major parties actively seek their votes through organized outreach efforts. Matt Brooks of the Republican Jewish Coalition highlighted initiatives aimed at attracting support from key battleground states like Pennsylvania and Georgia with plans for substantial investments into polling targeted at various segments within this demographic leaning towards Trump or remaining persuadable.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks believes rising antisemitism contributes positively toward Republican gains among these voters: \u201cFor the first time since before World War II,\u201d he stated regarding insecurity felt within parts of this community.\u201d However he acknowledged diversity exists within it too\u2014noting economic issues also resonate strongly alongside concerns over international relations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conversely Halie Soifer leading The Jewish Democratic Council dismissed GOP attempts at courting these voters claiming they\u2019ve consistently favored Democrats across elections regardless of such efforts stating \u201cIsrael remains crucial\u201d while emphasizing shared values around democracy defense which she argues resonates deeply amongst them today just like previous cycles where low levels supporting Trump were observed repeatedly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The intricacies surrounding how different factions view candidates reveal broader trends seen elsewhere politically too according Mellman\u2019s observations indicating religiosity plays an important role influencing behaviors across communities including Orthodox groups tending towards Republicans unlike other segments traditionally aligned otherwise.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Polling data prior showed Biden receiving roughly two-thirds backing amongst Jewry although denominational divides emerged starkly\u2014with overwhelming percentages favoring Trump amongst Orthodox adherents contrasted sharply against lower figures found elsewhere indicating potential shifts ahead given current uncertainties surrounding upcoming elections especially after Biden\u2019s withdrawal leaving Harris without established credentials previously held by him concerning pro-Israel policies amidst ongoing negotiations involving ceasefires between conflicting parties involved currently affecting public sentiment overall moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3222,"featured_media":2329831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEA.Jewish.082824.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,6571,39054,32372,32076],"class_list":["post-2329830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-elections","tag-jewish-voters","tag-political-trends","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FEA.Jewish.082824.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}