The fact that Jews embrace govt. control over all when govt control over all almost EXTINGUISHED them, is un-answerable to me. A lot of it now is suspicion of being on the same side as Christians because at least my family thinks that Christians are all out to convert them.
Great point, and one I make to big gummint people all the time--Jews and non-Jews. As I have told my kids and others who might listen: General Motors or Pfizer will never kick your door in at 4 AM and pull you out of bed for being a conservative a kulak or a Jew or gay. Big governement, on the other hand, has done just that and killed tens of millions of people in the 20th Century. While corporations may not be perfect, they do not become jack-booted thugs.
I have heard from good Jewish friends, that the main reason Jewish vote goes democrat, is that they are intimidated by the Christian right. They see how Christians (who are mainly Republicans), travel to the Land of Israel and go about in their missionary efforts to convert Jews into Christians. That is one main reason my friends believe American Jews vote democrat. I say, in that frame of mind, would it not be the lesser of two evils to vote Republican? And then I am surprised to hear them say that Clintoon was so good to Israel!