I’ve listened to Rush field this question several times. He says its because they are Liberals, and for them, that trumps religion — Liberal first, Jew second. So the majority of them continue to stupidly vote against their own self-interest by voting Democrat.
The second reason is that it is a tradition. They have voted Democrat for generations, and like many families and cultures, these long set habits are very very difficult to change.
Many of the yellow dog dims in my area still think that the dims are for ‘the little people’. They think that the dims are still the party of 60 years ago. And don’t try to confuse them with facts.
I’ve listened to Rush field this question several times. He says its because they are Liberals, and for them, that trumps religion — Liberal first, Jew second. So the majority of them continue to stupidly vote against their own self-interest by voting Democrat.Watch this space. :o)The second reason is that it is a tradition. They have voted Democrat for generations, and like many families and cultures, these long set habits are very very difficult to change.
The author of the article which forms the basis for this thread -- who asked Ann that question about why so many Jews vote for Democrats -- will stopping by this thread today or tomorrow.
From resnikoff.wordpress.com:
I’m on Free RepublicNed, welcome aboard!How odd. Of all the places I thought one of my articles would get linked, Free Republic wasn’t one of them.
Anyway, RonDog has kindly invited me to defend myself in the comments thread over there, and I think I will–if not today, because I’m super-busy preparing for finals, then tomorrow.
FReepers, be NICE. Erudite, cogent and assertive -- but nice.
Ned may never have met a REAL conservative before, and YOU may be the only one that he EVER meets. :o)