Growing disenchantment among US Jews with Obama, Democrats focus 10/21/201

Growing disenchantment among US Jews with Obama, Democrats

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10/21/2010
MIAMI — American Jews, among the nation’s most reliable liberal voters, are likelier than ever to give Republicans a long hard look in upcoming elections, as enthusiasm wanes for President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party.

Unless Democrats succeed in rallying under-motivated base voters — including African Americans, young people and Jewish Americans — for the Nov. 2 polls, Republicans are given good chances of winning several governors’ seats and gaining control of one or both houses of Congress.

But here in South Florida, as well as across the United States, Obama’s popularity has fallen sharply among American Jews.

Friction between the US President and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is partly to blame.
“Obama is perceived, rightly or wrongly, of having been less supportive of Israel than previous presidents,” said Ira Sheskin, director of the Jewish Demography Project at the University of Miami..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101021com7.html