The vote of American Jews is not different from their cohorts in the same geographic area, same age, same education level and same income.
Now, why would you expect Jews to vote differently than the cohorts they place themselves?
“The vote of American Jews is not different from their cohorts in the same geographic area, same age, same education level and same income.”
My father, now in his 90s, grew up in Mississippi. The Jewish families he knew growing up were indistinguishable from everyone else save where they worshipped. In WWII when he met a lot of urban Jews from the Northeast he was surprised at how very different they were from those of his hometown. Because of sheer numbers and visibility in the media I think Americans have a tendency to think that Northeastern and Hollywood Jews are typical of all and they simply aren’t.
“Now, why would you expect Jews to vote differently than the cohorts they place themselves?”
OK, here’s a couple of “reasons”:
1: Only a couple of generations ago their citizenry was rounded up and exterminated by the millions, in an organized, perfectly oiled machine. Good reason to not trust the “government”, like their “cohorts” do.
2: Survivors sought refuge in a tiny arrid strip of Desert land, surrounded by murderous savages, and fought to the death for a homeland. That’s why they should support, not condemn Israel, like their “cohorts” do.
3: Their murdered Parents, Grandparents, etc for the most part, marched to their slaughter like LAMBS. It couldn’t have been any worse, may have been better, if they were ARMED and prepared to defend themselves. Thats why they should stop screaming for gun control like their “cohorts” do.
Looking for any more reasons why they should vote differently than their “cohorts”?