Posted on 04/05/2008 12:33:27 PM PDT by tedbel
I have been discussing the Jewish/Israel lobbies in the US.
Today I received the weekly letter from MJ Rosenberg of the Israel Policy Forum entitled After Bush. He advises that notwithstanding how important the resolution of the Arab/Israel conflict is, that "Other than mouthing the usual pieties about standing with Israel, candidates approach the issue with the proverbial ten foot pole." True enough.
He tells why.
Apparently Daniel Pipes wrote on the subject just before Annapolis in Polls Together, Polls Apart. Evidently there were two similar polls that recorded vastly different results.
Ping!
I don’t have to tell you that the Israel Policy Forum detests AIPAC. If you read between the lines of the Rosenberg quote, you get the impression that they are referring to AIPAC when they cite “fervent supporters of the status quo” amd “single-issue voters and single-issue donors.” It’s simply a matter of envy and frustration on the part of the Jewish Left.
What an assinine statement! "Mainstream" Palestinians (meaning an overwhelming majority of them) don't even know what the word "peace" means, if a recent poll of Palestinian opinion is any indicator.
BTTT
Ted, your material is outdated. The “Daniel Pipes” piece was written in 1997 not just prior to Annapolis. This is comparing apples and oranges in a post 9/11 world.
But, American Jews ALWAYS vote overwhelmingly for the Democrats.
BTW, I am Pro-Israel. I just wish that the young, American Jews were.
As an American Jew, I detest the 'Rats as much you for a whole slew of reasons, including their softness on Islamofascism.
Actually, statistics show that younger Jews as a group vote less overwhelmingly for the Dummies than their parents and grandparents. And in this forthcoming election, I will predict right now that the Jews will vote significantly less overwhelmingly for the 'Rat than in many previous presidential elections. Barring some huge unforseen surprise, I will predict right now that McCain (though far short of an ideal candidate) will get approximately 40% of the Jewish vote, approximately the same percentage as Reagan in 1980. That estimate might be conservative, especially if "Osama" Obama is the Dem candidate.
I’d be happy with 30%, but considering this unique set of circumtances it could very well be 40%.
And those circumstances are...
A socially moderate pro-Israel Republican vs. an ultra-liberal with various ties to Islamist loons.
I think a lot of swing voter types who currently support Obama will get cold feet when election time approaches and punch McCain’s chad.
Thanks justiceseeker93.
Wow!! Thanks for the input in your Post #8. THAT IS SO ENCOURAGING.
Thanks again.
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