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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy Jewish voters still won’t support Republicans in 2016
But that dream of the coming of the Jewish Republican won't be realized any time soon, and certainly not in 2016. After giving Barack Obama 78 and 69 percent of their votes in 2008 and 2012 respectively, Jewish Americans have consistently remained among his most loyal constituencies. This week, the Pew Research Center reported that Democrats enjoy a 38-point edge among Jewish voters, virtually unchanged since Mitt Romney was sent packing four years ago.
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/2/28/1490970/-Why-Jewish-voters-still-won-t-support-Republicans-in-2016
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,372 posts)Or do they ignore him and continue to vote "D"?
DavidDvorkin
(19,493 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,372 posts)He's a Republican, but he might pull Democratic votes with his anti-gun activities.
edit to add: Ok, he is no longer a Republican, he changed to independent, and started as a Democrat, so he evolves.
sakabatou
(42,180 posts)And sometimes overt antisemitism.
Behind the Aegis
(54,007 posts)...it needs to be read by more people.
okaawhatever
(9,468 posts)this part pretty funny. It might help explain one of the reasons you won't see Jewish voters cozy up to the Evangelical side.
Both Jews and Atheists Rate Evangelicals Negatively, but Evangelicals Rate Jews Highly
Attitudes among religious groups toward each other range from mutual regard to unrequited positive feelings to mutual coldness. Catholics and evangelicals, the two largest Christian groups measured here, generally view each other warmly. White evangelical Protestants give Catholics an average thermometer rating of 63; Catholics rate evangelicals at 57. Evangelicals also hold very positive views of Jews, with white evangelical Protestants giving Jews an average thermometer rating of 69. Only Jews themselves rate Jews more positively. But that warmth is not mutual: despite evangelicals warm feelings toward Jews, Jews tend to give evangelicals a much cooler rating (34 on average).
http://www.pewforum.org/2014/07/16/how-americans-feel-about-religious-groups/