Obama’s Approval Rating Falling Among American Jews

INN ^ | 4/13/2015, 4:23 PM | Tova Dvorin

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While American Jews have supported US President Barack Obama significantly more than the general population in survey polls, that gap is narrowing, Gallup reported Friday—and disparagement is highest among the most religious.

Survey polls conducted over the past 6 years of Obama’s presidency usually indicate a gap of at least 12-13 percentage points between American Jews’ approval and the general population, but that has since dwindled to barely 8 percentage points.

54% of American Jews and 46% of the general population approved of Obama's work during the first quarter of 2015, according to the most recent survey. The results are based on interviews with 44,101 Americans, 1,022 of whom identify as “Jewish.”

Obama’s approval rating dwindles further as the observance level of American Jewry rises, the poll adds. 58% of Jews who “almost never” attend synagogue approved of Obama, versus just 38% who disapprove; Obama’s approval ratings fall to just 53% and 34% among Jews who “attend synagogue nearly weekly/monthly” and “attend weekly,” respectively. …

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[RobbyS]

I have read, and I have no idea if it is true or not, but many German Jews were emotionally so attached to the country that they could not see what a monster Hitler was.

[dfwgator]

I have read, and I have no idea if it is true or not, but many German Jews were emotionally so attached to the country that they could not see what a monster Hitler was.

In the beginning some actually supported Hitler in the mistaken belief that he was only going to go after the "bad" Jews.