MedicalConspiracies- Jewish Voters Shifting Toward GOP

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Jewish Voters Shifting Toward GOP

Jewish voters have been turning away from the Democratic Party and moving toward stronger support of Republicans over the last three years, a new poll from the Pew Research Center reveals.

In 2008, 72 percent of Jews identified themselves as Democrats or said they leaned toward the Democratic Party, giving Democrats a 52 percentage point advantage over Republicans.

But in 2011, support for Democrats had dropped to 65 percent, and GOP backing had risen from 20 percent to 29 percent, meaning Jewish voters prefer Democrats by a “significantly smaller 36-point margin,†Pew observed.

The Research Center stated: “Jewish voters, who have traditionally been and remain one of the strongest Democratic constituencies, have moved noticeably in the Republican direction.

“While the majority of Jews are still Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party, Democrats' dominance among this group has weakened since the last presidential election. In fact, Jews are the only religious group analyzed in which the percentage who identify themselves as Republican (as opposed to leaning toward the GOP) has risen significantly.â€

Commenting on the Pew survey, Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks said in a statement: "This notable analysis from the unimpeachable professionals at the Pew Research Center shows a significant shift in Jewish political identification â€" a shift toward Republicans and away from Democrats. This was not the softer move of more Jewish respondents saying that they 'lean' Republican, but a solid shift in Jewish self-identification as Republicans.

"We had the strong Jewish vote for Republican Bob Turner in the special election in New York’s 9th district last year. The American Jewish Committee poll in the fall of 2011 showed a significant erosion in Jewish support for President Obama. In that poll, for the first time, a plurality or majority of Jewish respondents disapproved of the president's handling of key issues such as the economy and the U.S.-Israel relationship.

"These facts reinforce the case we have been making that the Republicans are making political inroads in the Jewish community."