I think this is very interesting, too. I have many Jewish friends who have seen the light and vote with me! I also have many who still vote for the most liberal person on the ballot despite being business owners, successful professionals, parents, homeowners,etc that get hosed in Dem administrations. My brother is married to a Jew and although still considering himself to be Presbyterian, is liberal as heck. He is a lawyer and “argues for a living” in his words but he can never give me a straight answer on his candidates. He always tried to change the subject like “Well, what about when Bush...”. I tried and tried to get him to give me one ONE accomplishment of BHO that qualified him for POTUS and he bobbed and weaved and never did.
Being a real minority (American, white, Jewish, Conservative) I would have to agree that many Jews are liberals first. I believe that this is an emotional attachment to liberalism that will be hard to dissolve. And for now, maybe we should stop trying.
Rush had it right this morning... We won’t win by trying to dilute our conservative values to appeal to the mushy middle.
We need to field real conservative candidates, who will fight for conservative ideas. After 2 years of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid, we’ll make real gains. After 4 years of Obama, if we field the right candidate (Pailin, Jindal, Steele, as examples), we’ll win back the White House.