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Obama winning the Jewish vote in FL by 40-points (Original Post) WI_DEM Nov 2012 OP
Do we have any 2008 numbers to compare this with? TheOther95Percent Nov 2012 #1
A 40 point margin is 70-30. aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #5
Okay. Panasonic Nov 2012 #2
Fuck! Kate Gold Nov 2012 #3
No surprise there... leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 #4
I might be wrong, but it's normally 75-25 for the dem. Smarmie Doofus Nov 2012 #6
Nice work! panAmerican Nov 2012 #7
Shocking!!! Behind the Aegis Nov 2012 #8
Nice. SheilaT Nov 2012 #9
but wait, he's bringing Sharia Law to the US and hates Israel? smorkingapple Nov 2012 #10
They have a NYC state of mind. Skid Rogue Nov 2012 #11
Obama has done more to protect Israel than any other prez...think Iron Dome, for starters eom amborin Nov 2012 #12

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
5. A 40 point margin is 70-30.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:44 PM
Nov 2012


I believe he had 74% of the jewish vote in 2008.


That is the story of the night. The presidents coalition is holding.
 

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)
2. Okay.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:41 PM
Nov 2012

Time to yank that stupid sign from the shul site - someone slapped a Rmoney/Ryan to a house next to the shul (which is now owned by the same entity) - and it's illegal.

 

leftlibdem420

(256 posts)
4. No surprise there...
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:42 PM
Nov 2012

By an overwhelming majority, American Jews care more about social and economic issues in America than they do about Hosni Mubarak's BFFs in Israel.

 

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)
6. I might be wrong, but it's normally 75-25 for the dem.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:46 PM
Nov 2012

So there may have been some bleeding.


Or maybe that's ( 75-25 ) is just up here ( NYC).

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
9. Nice.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 09:53 PM
Nov 2012

A lot of people don't realize that the older generation of Jews tended to be very strongly in favor of civil rights for African Americans, donated generously to the NAACP and such.

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