‘Some of the analysis that there was skepticism didn’t materialize on Election Day’
Jews voted for Barack Obama in overwhelming numbers, refuting speculation that Republican John McCain would peel away Jewish support due to concerns about the Democrat’s stance on the Middle East and other issues.
Obama picked up 78 percent of the Jewish vote in comparison to McCain’s 21% haul, according to exit polls. That rate is about two points higher than what former Democratic candidate John Kerry received in 2004 and similar to the numbers Al Gore and Bill Clinton garnered in previous elections.
“The numbers suggest that some of the analysis that there was skepticism [about Obama] didn’t materialize on Election Day. Jews voted strongly Democratic and even more strongly than 2004,” said John Green, the Pew Center’s senior fellow in religion and American politics. “These numbers look like 2000, when Joe Lieberman was on the ticket” as Gore’s vice presidential running mate.
National Jewish Democratic Council executive director Ira Forman declared the results a major victory, saying the tally “exceeded all expectations.”
Source (Jerusalem Post)