Analysis: Jewish Voters And Obama

[oberliner]

According to exit polls conducted in 30 primary states, Jewish Democratic primary voters overall supported Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama - 53 percent chose Clinton compared to 45% who chose Obama.

Jewish women over 45 were very solidly behind Clinton’s candidacy, and she won among Jewish Democratic primary voters of all income and education levels. Still, Obama won the support of Jewish men under 65, and he also won among both men and women under 30, those who consider themselves very liberal, and those who view the war in Iraq as the country’s most important problem.

Looking ahead, support for Clinton in the Democratic primaries may not indicate a problem for Obama in November among the country’s Jewish voters. According to CBS News national polls conducted from February to May, Jewish registered voters overall would choose either Obama or Clinton over John McCain in the general election.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/02/politics/main4146919.shtml

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Obama Won The Big Boston Suburbs With Large Jewish Populations

Newton and Brookline.

[mucifer]

2. I'm a Jewish woman and an Obama supporter any others here?

[Florida4Obama]

3. I've seen a lot of obama banners in Boca Raton

Boca is a well known jewish community

[JerseygirlCT]

7. My husband's family are all staunch Obama supporters nt

[Misskittycat]

15. Right here.

[karynnj]

19. Me - and I am old enough to be in the HRC demographic group

[newmajority]

4. McCain's "spiritual advisor" said God sent Hitler to kill the Jews, and that Jews don't have souls

For some reason, I don't see Grandpa getting any significant Jewish vote.

[mucifer]

6. my brother has some Jewish neocon type friends who were much

more offended by Obama's statement getting the name of the concentration camp wrong than the psycho hagee crap. Who knows, maybe they believe hitler was sent to find Israel.

[rockymountaindem]

8. I think that's just a matter of hearing what they want to hear

because it conforms to their pre-conceived notions.

[Thrill]

5. Again. Its a big difference in going against a Clinton and going against McCain

when talking about Democrats

[illberichtomorrow]

9. Polls show Jewish voters strongly support Obama

There is this illusion created by the media that Obama has a Jewish problem. No evidence.

[Douglas Carpenter]

10. . Gallup Poll - Jewish Voters: Obama 61%/McCain 32%

[rucky]

11. There ya have it.

[oberliner]

12. Is there a state breakdown?

I'd be curious if there is any variation by region.

[Douglas Carpenter]

13. Gallup's analysis did not give such details

however you can find their analysis here:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/107059/Obama-Beats-McCain-Among-Jewish-Voters.aspx

Evidence of Obama's concern about Jewish support for his candidacy stretches back to at least January, when he first publicly refuted Web-fueled rumors that he is or has been a Muslim -- the implication of the rumors being that he would be sympathetic to Muslim political concerns and anti-Israel in his worldview. At the same time, he also disassociated himself from the anti-Semitic remarks of black activist Louis Farrakhan, and has recently disassociated himself from his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Thus, any damage to Jews' perceptions of Obama as someone who would be sympathetic and fair to their interests could have occurred much earlier in the campaign. However, in terms of recent events -- particularly the ongoing controversy about why Obama would have belonged to a church led by someone with Wright's anti-Israel views (among other criticisms of Wright) -- Gallup trends suggest Obama's Jewish support is holding up.

[razors edge]

14. 2% of the population,

not a huge deal for anyone.

[VotesForWomen]

16. it's going to be a problem for him, for sure. nt

[Ian David]

17. Jewish Humanist for Obama!

[Mass]

18. Fairly good, according to this article. First, in a divided Democratic party, the Jewish voters are

divided in a close to 50-50 proportion.

Second, they do about the same against McCain and win in both cases.

So, as far as I can see from this article, no pb.