Or Dead
Posted on 08/28/2004 2:16:40 PM PDT by Cincinna
I know. The blindness on the Left amazes me.
Being responsibly human at his - and at EVERY individual level - is part of the key to God's investment in us.
I believe he believes this too.
It was difficult to understand the support that the Arafat-kissing Clintons got from Jews. That has to take some major disconnect --- like all democrats who worship the Kennedys but support Arafat who killed RFK and those diplomats.
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I've seen something I never saw before --- on a bumper of a car -- a Star of David next to a Vote Bush sticker.
Just a guess...
Since the Conservative Christians find their home (for the most part) with the Republican Party, perhaps the Jewish people are a little reluctant to be thought of as hand-in-hand with them. Perhaps many of them, without even realizing it, shy away from Conservative Christians.
Perhaps they don't realize how much they are loved by most Christians!
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I can't believe that American Jews will buy into Kerry's dangerous approach to foreign policy. Not only does he plan to sell the US down the river to the band of murderous thugs at the UN, Israel's the next item on the block.
If the GOP wants to get a lot of the Jewish vote, it has to do better attracting it. It has done a terrible job doing it. They should have people speaking at synagogues, going to synagogues, going to Jewish communities, etc. The Democrats do more of that, and it is therefore that a bulk of the Jews (at least undecided, or who have been brainwashed just to vote with the D), who don't know that much about who is running, vote Democrat.
Recently on a car bumper I saw the following three bumper-stickers: 1) the name of a Jewish elementary school 2) "Go Air Force" 3) the call-letters and number of the local Country Music station.
It would be the heart of irony if the first time the Jews left the Democratic fold, they went for a tyrant like Bush. I would be deeply embarrassed for them.
Just a side note: There are more than a few Jews among Libertarians, far more than their part in the overall population. This is a sign that long term thinking is not an altogether lost art to Jews.
I agree with your premise. Jewish people have a strange misguided sense of loyalty.
Why should Jews want the re-election of George W. Bush? Let's start with the removal of Saddam Hussein, his resolve in fighting Islamic terrorists, his unequivocal support for Israel's government and people, his willingness to confront the appeasers of terror in the United Nations, and his steadfast commitment to the principle of prevention.After the election, the US needs to build a border-length fence with Mexico, along with an electronic frontier security barrier behind it, and another fence behind that. We'll say we're working on the infiltration of the jaguar population.
The case for George W. Bush is the case for a clear and consistent US foreign policy. In three and a half years, President Bush has done more for Israel than any other president in the last 50. And, unlike his opponent, he has never wavered, vacillated, or equivocated in his support.
George W. Bush will win reelection by a margin of at least ten per cent.
Hey...it's 10% more than 2000. Maybe we will be pleasantly surprised
Whither the Jewish vote?
15 posted on 08/28/2004 5:39:14 PM EDT by gcruse (http://gcruse.typepad.com/)
Click on the link above to get actual numbers and stats.
Whither the Jewish Vote?
The last Republican candidate for President to carry it was Warren G. Harding in 1920. George Bush, running for re-election against Bill Clinton, received only 11% of the Jewish vote compared to almost 35% four years earlier.
"The long view is that Jews in America have voted overwhelmingly Democratic since the New Deal," Mr. Harris said. "And every two years and every four years, Republicans say this is the election where it's going to turn around ... but there will be nothing [in 2004] that won't be what has happened every election in the last 70 years."
American Jews already have a track record of not rewarding pro-Israel pols at the polls, if those candidates dare to be conservative. During Ronald Reagan's presidency, a Jewish exodus from the Democratic to the Republican party seemed imminent. After all, Reagan was enthusiastically pro-Israel. Moreover, the social ABC's - affirmative action, busing, and crime - divided Jews and liberals. Nevertheless, Reagan's percentage of the Jewish vote actually dropped, from 46% against Jimmy Carter in 1980 to 35% against Walter Mondale four years later.
Average percentage of the Jewish vote won by the Democratic presidential candidate in the 1980s: 59 [Voter News Service (Brooklyn)] Average percentage since then: 79.
Of course, polls guarantee nothing for the Republican Party, but these trends are not “perceived;” they are concrete indicators that a shift among Jews is taking place
Exit polls show that younger Jewish voters are increasingly abandoning the Democratic party. Generally, the older the voter, the better Gore did. An exit poll, conducted by Zogby International, showed that younger voters aged 18 to 29 chose Bush over Gore 59.3% to 40.7%. Gore received 95% of Jewish voters over 65 years old and 82.4% of those 30 to 49
This may be just anecdotal evidence, but I have noticed a change this election cycle.
I live in NYC and have many Jewish friends and neighbors who are supporting Bush.
My dentist, in his late fifties,who says he is still a liberal, says there are some things that are more important. He, his parents,his wife and children, all voting for Bush. Same with my Reform Jewish neighbors.
Taking anyone group's vote for granted is arrogant and stupid. I believe things will change.
After the convention and coming events that may be a reality.
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