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Dems fear Bush's gains with Jewish voters
A few votes within key group could swing the electionBy Tom Curry
National affairs writer
Updated: 11:43 a.m. ET July 30, 2004BOSTON - If this November's election ends up being as close as many pundits and politicians think it is now, then slivers of the electorate - for instance, church-going African-Americans in Milwaukee, or Miami Jews who support Israel - will play a decisive role.
A few thousand or even a few hundred votes cast for John Kerry or George Bush in key states such as Wisconsin and Florida - or votes not cast at all in a stay-at-home protest - could determine the winner Nov. 2.
That is why the anxiety voiced here in Boston this week at the Democratic National Convention by Jewish Democrats is worth paying attention to.
The source of that unease: the sense that Bush, due to his removal of Saddam Hussein, his resolve in fighting Islamic terrorists, and his robust support for Israel's government led by Ariel Sharon, is gaining ground among those Jewish voters who place their highest priority on Israel's survival.
After 9/11, America 'much more' like Israel
Jonathan Sarna, professor of Jewish history at Brandeis University and an expert on Jewish voting patterns, said, "In the years since Sept. 11, paradoxically, America has become much more like Israel in the world. Israelis used to be the only ones worried about terror. Now Americans worry about terror. Whenever I go to Washington, it reminds me, when I get searched, of what it is like in Jerusalem. Even anti-Americanism sounds suspiciously like anti-Semitism in terms of the language being used. . There is a real identity between America and Israel, and, in some ways, traditional Jews, especially, like that identity."
Kerry has argued that U.S. policy needs to be more attentive to and respectful of European leaders.
But, Sarna said, Jews are "a little concerned about this notion of `We're going to make friends again with Europe.' A lot of Jews wonder whether those are the kinds of friends we want, when you listen to what's going on in much of Europe, and how they stigmatize Israel."
Don't assume malice for what stupidity can explain.
A few votes within key group could swing the electionBy Tom Curry
National affairs writer
Updated: 11:43 a.m. ET July 30, 2004BOSTON - If this November's election ends up being as close as many pundits and politicians think it is now, then slivers of the electorate - for instance, church-going African-Americans in Milwaukee, or Miami Jews who support Israel - will play a decisive role.
A few thousand or even a few hundred votes cast for John Kerry or George Bush in key states such as Wisconsin and Florida - or votes not cast at all in a stay-at-home protest - could determine the winner Nov. 2.
That is why the anxiety voiced here in Boston this week at the Democratic National Convention by Jewish Democrats is worth paying attention to.
The source of that unease: the sense that Bush, due to his removal of Saddam Hussein, his resolve in fighting Islamic terrorists, and his robust support for Israel's government led by Ariel Sharon, is gaining ground among those Jewish voters who place their highest priority on Israel's survival.
After 9/11, America 'much more' like Israel
Jonathan Sarna, professor of Jewish history at Brandeis University and an expert on Jewish voting patterns, said, "In the years since Sept. 11, paradoxically, America has become much more like Israel in the world. Israelis used to be the only ones worried about terror. Now Americans worry about terror. Whenever I go to Washington, it reminds me, when I get searched, of what it is like in Jerusalem. Even anti-Americanism sounds suspiciously like anti-Semitism in terms of the language being used. . There is a real identity between America and Israel, and, in some ways, traditional Jews, especially, like that identity."
Kerry has argued that U.S. policy needs to be more attentive to and respectful of European leaders.
But, Sarna said, Jews are "a little concerned about this notion of `We're going to make friends again with Europe.' A lot of Jews wonder whether those are the kinds of friends we want, when you listen to what's going on in much of Europe, and how they stigmatize Israel."
Don't assume malice for what stupidity can explain.
Comments
Ah, yep Kerry is better.
The new U.S. motto:
"Kick our *, we're VERY nice!!!"
Help us defeat KERRY!!!
Anyone see how the Saudi Royal Family is peed off at Kerry over his statements he made about them in his speech?[:D][:D][:D]