Posted on 07/05/2011 2:53:41 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
After President Barack Obama revealed the suspect status of his support for Israel — and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wowed crowds with a sternly-worded address to a special joint session of Congress — some speculated Jewish American support for Obama would wane. But a new Gallup poll out yesterday shows a large majority still approve of the president.
Jewish Americans gave President Barack Obama a 60% job approval rating in June, down from 68% in May, but statistically unchanged from 64% in April. Thirty-two percent of U.S. Jews now disapprove of the job Obama is doing, similar to their 30% average thus far in 2011. …
President Obama delivered a major speech at the State Department on May 19 in which he articulated his support for a settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on a return to Israel’s 1967 borders. His remarks provoked a highly negative reaction from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as from many high profile supporters of Israel in government, politics, and media.
Gallup cannot say whether the speech had an immediate impact on the views of Jewish Americans toward the president nationally, as sample sizes for this group in Gallup Daily tracking are too small to isolate short time periods.
However, aggregated Gallup Daily tracking interviews for the month and half periods prior to and following the speech show no significant nor sustained shift in Jewish Americans’ views toward Obama. Sixty-five percent approved of him for the April 1-May 18 time period, and 62% approved from May 19-June 30. Across the two time periods, approval was also essentially flat among all U.S. adults.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Jews who attend synagogue weekly — who tend to be more conservative, in general — are less supportive of Obama than those who don’t.
In general, the poll confirms what Ed said earlier:
The Jewish vote won’t suddenly swing to the GOP, for reasons that have nothing to do with Obama. Jewish voters tend to be more progressive; the Democratic Party is a more natural home for them. While there may be some truth in the notion that African-Americans are naturally more conservative and could be won over with a more concerted effort by Republicans to address their issues through debate (as Jack Kemp tried), that’s almost certainly not true of Jewish voters as a bloc. The GOP position on Israel might be a better fit, but on domestic politics, they’ll keep voting Democratic.
But the official affirmation of Jewish support the poll provides is still good news for Obama, who needs every bit of approval he can muster heading into a difficult reelection. Of course, he especially needs any approval that will translate to campaign cash — and whether this poll actually contradicts what some have said, that the crucial category of politically active Jews are less enthused about Obama than ever before, remains to be seen. After all, the poll didn’t specifically seek out Jewish Americans noted for political involvement. It could be the (randomized) sample that so strongly supports Obama just happens to barely vote, let alone donate.
MORONS !
He seemingly doen’t go below 60% with that group but i guess 60% is worse than the support he received last election which went something like 78-21.
I want my foreskin back.
right! many jews are still looking forJesus... so... they can be easily deceived.. yup.. morons.,,
One thing I really have come to believe is that a lot of American Jews do not support Israel.....I know two Jewish people and they actually side with the Palestinians, believing the the land was stolen from the to crate the nation of Israel......Basically Jews in America are nothing more the liberals, even when it comes to the safety of their own people.
They’re only “Jews” when it’s favorable to them.
Nonsense.
The poll, of course, was rigged.
That would be SUICIDAL MORONS!
“One thing I really have come to believe is that a lot of American Jews do not support Israel.”
I couldn’t agree more. The newer generation of Jews could care less.
And don’t forget, Jewish Americans, Obama has a new 2012 campaign theme for his Jewish supporters: “Work makes you free!”
“The poll, of course, was rigged.”
Yes, the true number is closer to 80%.
If anything close to accurate, the poll is a sad commentary on the political leanings of American Jewry. However, as a conservative Republican, I don’t believe in pandering to ‘groups’ and that includes American Jews. I will continue to support Israel whether or not American Jews do so. I will oppose liberal Democrat politicians and programs whether or not American Jews do so. I trust the Republican party will continue to support Israel and if American Jews are foolish enough to give their precious vote to leftists such as Barack Obama, who clearly is no friend of Israel, to put it mildly, that is their choice, albeit a stupid choice.
Like I’ve said over and over again, I do business with these joos in L.A. AND they hate Israel and the conservatives.
Well, there ya go!
I am now convinced this world is upside down, right is wrong, wrong is right, etc.
I do believe the end of the system of things is just around the corner. I cannot think of any other explanation for it.
Christians too. Our church took a bunch kids in confirmation class to a Jewish synagogue service. The Rabbi numerous times brought up Christians and Christian peachers making fun of them—calling their preaching a “schtick.” I found it highly inappropriate with kids in the congregation.
I know many Jews who do not dislike Christians but the majority of liberal Jews view Christians and Republicans more of an enemy than militant islamists.
And the majority still worship FDR yms
Lawfull intelligent people but when it comes to politics and voting in their best interest they become village idiots. Hard to figure. Are they stuck in an immigrent mindset that still adores Roosevelt? Were they so down trodden by the tsars that communists and socialists became there forever champions? They better wake up soon. Who should they trust, capitalist Americans or the people like Obama and the dems who want the state to take over people lives. I love you my Jewish brothers, think befor you vote for the love of God!
Lawfull intelligent people but when it comes to politics and voting in their best interest they become village idiots. Hard to figure. Are they stuck in an immigrent mindset that still adores Roosevelt? Were they so down trodden by the tsars that communists and socialists became there forever champions? They better wake up soon. Who should they trust, capitalist Americans or the people like Obama and the dems who want the state to take over people lives. I love you my Jewish brothers, think befor you vote for the love of God!
>The Rabbi numerous times brought up Christians and Christian peachers making fun of them—calling their preaching a “schtick.” I found it highly inappropriate with kids in the congregation.<
If I were there, I would never feel bad about myself as an adult (short of strangling the Rabbi), but the kids don’t deserve that sarcasm and rudeness.
Nonsense. Jews tend to be capitalists and should be vehemently opposed to the Marxist tendencies of the left. In addition, assuming they believe in God (I mean, why else would you describe yourself by a religious faith), Jews should oppose the godless commies of the Left, especially when they ridicule people of religious faith.
Finally, when are they going to recognize that the center of anti-Semitism in the world has always been on the Left, the realization that is responsible for the creation of the Neocon movement, who were/are Jewish former leftists?
Oh dear!
There are American Jews, and there are Israeli Jews: big difference.
As a student of a Catholic high school, the Sisters of Loretta taught me, I am pleased to be at an institution of higher education with such strong and celebrated Catholic and Jesuit traditions . . . You see, I got my Master's Degree at Notre Dame. (Boos.) I acquired a passion for the fighting Irish . . . and my family has been college educated and Presbyterian ever since. (Laughter and applause.) . . . I wandered into a course on international politics taught by a Czech refugee who specialized in Soviet studies, a man who had a daughter by the name of Madeleine Albright. With that one class, I was hooked. I discovered that my passion was Russia and all things Russian.
It’s a joke. (I think)
NotAllJewsAreSmart(tm).
I have written earlier that the poll is terribly flawed. With an accuracy value of + or -7%, an ethical polling organization would have dumped it.
Because he is black he could order B-52’s to carpet bomb Tel Aviv and American jews would vote for him.
Can’t fix STUPID
So even after his DHS listed Israel as a terrorist nation American Jews still support him? Amazing.
CORRECTION: Because Obama is a Marxist Communist he could order B-52s to carpet bomb Tel Aviv and American jews would still vote for him.
What a bunch a schmucks!
What a bunch a schlemiels!
What a bunch a schleppers!
What a bunch a schmaltzes!
What a bunch a mashuganers!
What a bunch a bupkes!
What a bunch a shmendriks!
What a bunch a tuches!
What a bunch a ganefs!
What a bunch a nudniks!
What a bunch a mavens!
What a bunch a nebbishes!
What a bunch a schlongs!
What a bunch a schlubs!
What a bunch a schmegeggies!
What a bunch a schmos!
What a bunch a schmutz!
There are the worthless "Secular Jews", and then there are real Jews.
Judging by my parents, the answer, sadly, is yes.
I’ve been toying with photoshopping that gate over the White House :-)
Totally true. I have many lib Jewish friends, and I am appalled by what they say about Christians. Apparently to them, we’re all inbred rubes, Jim Bakker wannabes who want to “impose a Theocracy” on them.
Sieg Heil Obama! American Jews would vote for Hitler if he was a democrat.
Judaism is a far superior religion than Liberalism/neo Communism. This can't continue.
Even with 30% of Jews against him, Obama will get most of them by insisting that the Republican candidate will Waterboard them until they say “JESUS” three times.
That’s how it always works.
These folks that this poll identifies as Jews are actually liberals that masquerade as Jews. As said earlier, they are Jews when it’s fashionable. Many of them are atheists.
It’s like the RINO problem in the Republican Party.
Over 80% of them approved of Obama before they knew anything about him. Appearance is more important to them than substance.
On a bus, they would rather sit next to a Muslim from Iran than a redneck baptist from Alabama.
This totally bogus analysis of Jewish Obama support is making the rounds of the Marxist media today. As you read these articles, silently sing to yourself, “Spin, Spin, Spin” sung to the tune of the Byrds’ “Turn, Turn, Turn”, because if you bother to go to the Gallup web page regarding this issue and take a look at the Gallup polls since 2009, it will be noted that Obama’s Jewish approval has dropped precipitously from 83% in 2009 to 60% today.
Worse, Jewish approval of Obama is still rapidly sliding downhill, falling from 68% to 60% in the last five months. These trends are hardly cause for the Obammunists to celebrate and totally contradict the Orwellian headlines being used, such as “No erosion in support for Obama among Jewish American Voters” and “Poll: Majority of Jewish Americans still solidly support President Obama”.
Most of them aren’t “jewish”. They are just godless leftists. Calling them Jewish has no statistical significance.
Poll result similar to pictures of 5-to-6 thousand prisoners and 50-100 guards...
Obama’s a college educated, big government, pro-abortion tax and spender who has lived almost his entire life in large cities. How could all American Jews not completely support him?
‘Yes, the true number is closer to 80%.’
Hmmm - not sure I buy that; can you cite a source for those figures, or are they ‘off the top of your head?’
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