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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNikki Fried's warning: Donald Trump is making inroads with Jewish voters
Floridas 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.
Theyre 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 theyve got yarmulkes with Trump on [them.] Theyre naming settlements after Trump.
And so theyre 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
Initech
(100,101 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Jewish vote?
Not buying the Jewish vote.
brush
(53,843 posts)Do I need to finish that?
superpatriotman
(6,252 posts)Im here on the ground daily and Nikki knows what shes talking about
TheRealNorth
(9,500 posts)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
(2,552 posts)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
(61,698 posts)to refresh the memory of older folks and a history lesson for the younger ones.
PlanetBev
(4,104 posts)Yeah, theres some Republicans Jews, but we go for Democrats, usually hovering around 78%. I dont have any loyalty to Israel or any other country. I gotta live here.
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Thekaspervote
(32,793 posts)Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)...no matter how many times they vote.
JI7
(89,264 posts)like in 2000 .
BannonsLiver
(16,448 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)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)changing from Biden to Trump.
DavidDvorkin
(19,485 posts)Maybe it was in the article and I missed it.
Azathoth
(4,611 posts)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.