Friday, September 10, 2004

JEWS WILL NOT BE THINKING OF ISRAEL WHEN VOTING FOR PRESIDENT

Jewish Neutrality on Israel: For the vast majority of American Jews, the presidential candidate's attitude towards Israel isn't crucial. Most simply don't care.

"This isn't a question of Republican or Democrat. According to a recent poll, for only one of the seven Jews who step into a voting booth for the presidential election will the candidate's attitude towards Israel prove crucial. Most don't care. This revelation comes from a survey conducted on July 26-28 by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research for the National Jewish Democratic Council. Forty-two percent of those polled do worry about terrorism and national security. Three percent will vote for Ralph Nader, the candidate who suggests that the Bush administration is a puppet of the Israeli government. A mere 15% of Jewish voters see Israel as the lynchpin of their voting decision. " READ MORE>

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think the poll is inaccurate. Jews will not say Israel is a critical factor in their voting choices. We are all afraid of a reaction that would raise eyebrows. Based on my experience my bet is Israel constitutes 50% of most Jews decision as to the candidate for whom they will vote.