[No Blue States]

Very disappointing numbers. Do Jews not follow politics? I dont get it.

[Kenton]

Very disappointing numbers. Do Jews not follow politics? I dont get it.

Many liberal Jews are more afraid of Christian fundamentalism than they are of a foreign threat posed by Arabs. Israeli Jews aren't so confused on this issue...

[Sgt_Schultze]

In my travels among many Jewish clients, there are the Orthodox and beyond them, the Hasidim. They tend to have larger families, attend services regularly and follow religious and dietary requirements - they are the Republican faction.

The bulk of American Jews I encounter are the Reformed. They tend to have two or fewer children, attend services on only the highest of holy days, and disregard the dietary requirements - these folks are the Democrat faction. They are reflexively liberal. I think their support for Kerry stems more from their liberalism than from their identity as Jews.

BTW, they also favor an accomodation on the part of Israel toward the Palis. I realize these are gneralizations, but they are based on observation, not stereotyping.