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RandySF

(59,167 posts) Thu Sep 10, 2020, 09:28 PM Sep 2020

Nikki Fried's warning: Donald Trump is making inroads with Jewish voters

Florida’s only Democratic elected statewide made a strong case Thursday night that Democrats must stand by Israel as Republicans in Florida make serious plays for the Jewish vote.

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, addressing the Jewish Democratic Council of America, noted that Republicans are making a strong play to represent as the pro-Israel party, and are making inroads with Jewish voters with aggressive messaging that is taking root in Florida and the Middle East itself.

“They’re trying to get the Jewish vote in the state of Florida,” Fried said on a Thursday evening Zoom call. “DeSantis has been trying to say ‘Trump is the best President for the state of Israel.'”

“And the state of Israel, and the people who are there, sometimes they believe it,” she continued. “You walk around and they’ve got yarmulkes with Trump on [them.] They’re naming settlements after Trump.”

“And so they’re trying to get into our Jewish community,” Fried said. “Trying to say that not only has Trump been so good for Israel, but also trying to make us doubt where the Democrats are. Trying to say that the Democratic Party now is pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli.”

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/366185-nikki-frieds-warning-donald-trump-is-making-inroads-with-jewish-voters

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Nikki Fried's warning: Donald Trump is making inroads with Jewish voters (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2020 OP

A Jewish person voting Trump is like a lobster voting for Red Lobster. Initech Sep 2020 #1

Cuban vote, now . . . Iliyah Sep 2020 #2

Me neither. Just as chickens don't vote for KFC, Jewish people don't... brush Sep 2020 #3

Buy it! superpatriotman Sep 2020 #4

Why would Jewish voters want us to support Netanyahu, who is basically Israel's version of Trump? TheRealNorth Sep 2020 #5

Orthodox Zionists Mossfern Sep 2020 #7

Right. It was an ultra-right wing jewish nationalist, Ilsa Sep 2020 #10

They're not going to get anymore Jews than they got last time PlanetBev Sep 2020 #6

+1 Mossfern Sep 2020 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author grobertj Sep 2020 #9

Jewish people look at dotard and see hitler and 1930s Germany..I don't buy it Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #11

Jared and Ivanka don't count... Generic Brad Sep 2020 #12

They aren't going to win the Jewish vote but they might do anything they can to suppress the vote JI7 Sep 2020 #13

This makes at least the sixth election in a row I've heard this narrative pop up. BannonsLiver Sep 2020 #14

I don't think so! smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #15

Next week we will be reading about Florida Seminole indians Elwood P Dowd Sep 2020 #16

I didn't see any actual polls of Jewish voters quoted DavidDvorkin Sep 2020 #17

There might be some truth to it in Florida Azathoth Sep 2020 #18

Initech

(100,100 posts)

1. A Jewish person voting Trump is like a lobster voting for Red Lobster.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 09:30 PM

Sep 2020

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

2. Cuban vote, now . . .

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 09:38 PM

Sep 2020

Jewish vote?

Not buying the Jewish vote.

brush

(53,840 posts)

3. Me neither. Just as chickens don't vote for KFC, Jewish people don't...

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:02 PM

Sep 2020

Do I need to finish that?

superpatriotman

(6,252 posts)

4. Buy it!

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:03 PM

Sep 2020

I’m here on the ground daily and Nikki knows what she’s talking about

TheRealNorth

(9,500 posts)

5. Why would Jewish voters want us to support Netanyahu, who is basically Israel's version of Trump?

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:06 PM

Sep 2020

Israel's current government has made it abundantly clear which party they are behind, and its not the Democratic Party. Frankly, they should be worried about the future of democracy in Israel, as well as the U.S, if Bibi continues to get to run things.

Mossfern

(2,550 posts)

7. Orthodox Zionists

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:11 PM

Sep 2020

Most Jews are for Biden.
Trump is probably making promises that Israel will absorb all of Palestine - Trump kosher hotels in Gaza.

Remember who killed Rabin; hint - it wasn't an Arab.

Ilsa

(61,697 posts)

10. Right. It was an ultra-right wing jewish nationalist,

Reply to Mossfern (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:33 PM

Sep 2020

to refresh the memory of older folks and a history lesson for the younger ones.

PlanetBev

(4,104 posts)

6. They're not going to get anymore Jews than they got last time

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:07 PM

Sep 2020

Yeah, there’s some Republicans Jews, but we go for Democrats, usually hovering around 78%. I don’t have any loyalty to Israel or any other country. I gotta live here.

Mossfern

(2,550 posts)

8. +1

Reply to PlanetBev (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:12 PM

Sep 2020

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grobertj This message was self-deleted by its author.

Thekaspervote

(32,790 posts)

11. Jewish people look at dotard and see hitler and 1930s Germany..I don't buy it

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 10:44 PM

Sep 2020

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)

12. Jared and Ivanka don't count...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 11:40 PM

Sep 2020

...no matter how many times they vote.

JI7

(89,262 posts)

13. They aren't going to win the Jewish vote but they might do anything they can to suppress the vote

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 11:43 PM

Sep 2020

like in 2000 .

BannonsLiver

(16,439 posts)

14. This makes at least the sixth election in a row I've heard this narrative pop up.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 11:47 PM

Sep 2020

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

15. I don't think so!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 11:50 PM

Sep 2020

At least not the majority of Jewish Democratic voters in this country. He is just pulling this shit out of his ass.

Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)

16. Next week we will be reading about Florida Seminole indians

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 11:55 PM

Sep 2020

changing from Biden to Trump.

DavidDvorkin

(19,485 posts)

17. I didn't see any actual polls of Jewish voters quoted

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 11, 2020, 12:31 AM

Sep 2020

Maybe it was in the article and I missed it.

Azathoth

(4,611 posts)

18. There might be some truth to it in Florida

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 11, 2020, 12:51 AM

Sep 2020

The old stereotype of American Jews being socialist on all matters America but to the right of Genghis Khan on all matters Israel is dying out. Younger generations rather explicitly reject that kind of political thinking.

But in Florida there may still be enough of the Sheldon Adelson generation left to give the GOP an opening.

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