The Jewish Vote

With rumors of Obama being a Muslim, his association with Rev. Wright (who is then linked to Farrakhan), and the common misconception that Republicans are better for the state of Israel, one might think that Jewish voters favor McCain, or, at the very least, Clinton.

New findings by Gallup Polls, however, suggest that Jews are not coming out as strongly against Obama as you may think. In fact, the polls indicate, when asked "Obama or McCain?", 61% of Jewish voters said "Obama", and only 32% went "McCain". According to Gallup's national polls, the nation (currently, and with Clinton still in the race - the poll was taken throughout April) suggests that 45% of Americans favor Obama over McCain; 43% would vote McCain. This could be skewed due to the Clinton voters who claim they'd rather have McCain (and will hopefully change their minds). Still, this means that Jews favor Obama more than the national average.

The conclusion? Whereas Obama originally feared loosing the Jewish vote due to rumors about his past, his affiliations, and his lack of experience with Israeli politics, the opposite appears to be true. A large majority of Jews support Obama - which is good news to his campaign. He'll want all the support he can get in November.