GOP group responds to poll on the Jewish vote

An earlier post cited a Gallup poll that, in its analysis, focused on findings that Barack Obama would run almost as well among Jewish voters as Hillary Clinton in a head-to-head against John McCain. The Republican Jewish Coalition in Washington looked at the same survey and, not surprisingly, had a different take on it.

The group issued a release, containing the following statement from its executive director, Matt Brooks:

"The just released Gallup poll of Jewish voters is another important indicator of the ongoing troubles Barack Obama has with Jewish voters. In the poll of Jewish voters (conducted April 1-30), it showed Obama getting only 61% of the Jewish vote against John McCain (32%). By comparison, in 2004, John Kerry received 75% of the Jewish vote and George W. Bush received 25%. The recent polling numbers demonstrate Obama's weakness among Jewish voters. This data comes on the heels of the exit poll data from the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton beat Obama among Jewish voters 62% - 38%," said Brooks. "These results show that the American Jewish community is troubled by what they know of Barack Obama, his views and his positions. The RJC remains confident that John McCain will continue the trend of the GOP making inroads among Jewish voters."

-- Frank James

Frank James writes for the Swamp of the Chicago Tribune's Washington bureau.

Comments

[BJ]

So who is the divisive candidate? OBAMA!!!

He is the candidate that has DIVIDED Blacks, Jews, Rural White folks, Elitists, Hispanics, Asians, and College kids (flakey for Nov.)

Obama is not an option because we cannot afford for anyone who has to learn on-the-job. This is not a popularity contest.

Besides, there is much more that has not been revealed about Barack and MICHELLE Obama. And it may take until Oct. to discover.

[USA]

For the jewish community he is truly the only canadidate that spent as much time with Israel people and cared for that country, since Obama was there our country learned more about your country then I ever knew in my 68 years of life, it was all over the internet people wanting to go back to their homes, their way of praying their countrys beliefs, know one else brought that much attention to Israel before Obama !
OBAMA ! 2008 YES WE CAN !

[A Former Democrat]

I would have honored Obama's nomination completely had the MI and FL votes been counted from the outset. I also would have considered him had the media not tried so hard to intentionally force his nomination on the public from the beginning by boasting about him and witholding adverse information about him from the beginning. This is the biggest frame up that I have seen in my 16 years as a registered Democrat. And to send a loud resounding message to the DNC that they cannot pull these stunts on the American public and get away with it, I am voting for McCain period should Hillary not be given a fair chance to run her campaign and earn her due delegates from the two states she won legitimately. No one told Obama to remove his name from the MI ballot, but he chose to and now HE should pay the consequences of his decision. I can wait another four years to elect a legitimate nominee. And, I hope for the DNC's sake, they change their current election policies.

[Gina]

So now youngsters are choosing Hussein as their middle name. What a bunch of young fools. I guess next they'll tattoo and pierce it on themselves. I guess they were in elementary school when Sadam Hussein butchered and tortured thousands of people. So, this is the youth who will be deciding our 'change' ... great judgement! These kids have no sense of history, or hard won traditions. They are ready to change anything and everything at a drop of a hat ... while they obliviously enjoy the fruits of other people's labors and sacrifices. What's next? ... changing their middle names to Hitler, or Stalin?