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NYU poll: Two-thirds of U.S. Jews back Obama over McCain
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel News, Barack Obama 

A new poll commissioned by researchers at New York University reveals that American Jews favor Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama over his Republic rival, John McCain, by a 67 - 33 percent margin.

The survey, which sampled the opinions of over 3,000 respondents - half of them being Jewish - also found that Jews as an ethnic group will support Obama by almost 30 percent more than other white, non-Hispanic voters.

The poll sought to gauge the importance Jewish voters attach to Israel as a consideration in whom they would vote for, with some surprising results. Of all the Jews surveyed who said that Israel is of "high" importance, 63 percent said they would vote for Obama. In contrast, only 42 percent of Jews who said Israel has "very high" importance said they planned to vote for Obama.
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Not surprisingly, the Jewish vote swings heavily in McCain's favor among the Orthodox. According to the survey, the Arizona senator can count on support from 75 percent of Orthodox Jewish voters.

The poll was conducted this past September, when the gaps in poll numbers between Obama and McCain were smaller. Given the recent numbers favoring Obama, the survey's authors project that the ratio of Jewish voters backing the Illinois Democrat would swell from 2-to-1 to 3-to-1.

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      1.   But, Ben Jabo Ben Tize supports McCain 22:08  |  Aounist 20/10/08
      2.   NYU poll: Two-thirds of U.S. Jews back Obama over McCain 22:16  |  Leo 20/10/08
      3.   Most U.S. Jews Give Mere Lip Service to Supporting Israel 22:17  |  Tod Zuckerman 20/10/08
      4.   for the first time, this Rep Jew is backing a Dem... 22:44  |  Avi 20/10/08
      5.   This is not surprising... 22:56  |  Silvienne 20/10/08
      6.   Jewis vote 23:20  |  Dani 20/10/08
      7.   comrade Obama 23:23  |  Mike 20/10/08
      8.   America`s Jews are for Barack Obama big time! 23:32  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 20/10/08
      9.   Obama: Great for America = Great for Israel 23:35  |  barack 20/10/08
      10.   Jewish votes in America 00:27  |  Dr. joji Cherian 21/10/08
      11.   Sarah Palin Paleo throwback 00:35  |  AsherZelig 21/10/08
      12.   DONT TELL THE TRUTH 00:42  |  TOBIA 21/10/08
      13.   #6 is right! 01:16  |  Yehuda 21/10/08
      14.   Don`t believe the polls that are out there 01:30  |  Kipperraes 21/10/08
      15.   not surprisingly? 01:36  |  b 21/10/08
      16.   New York Jews are a breed to themselves and don`t 01:48  |  Sarah 21/10/08
      17.   Two Thirds for Obama? Not surprising 01:53  |  marc 21/10/08
      18.   #1 Aounist 02:53  |  ballistic 21/10/08
      19.   Not surprised 03:24  |  zaz 21/10/08
      20.   THOSE ARE THE 2/3RDS OF THE PEOPLE 03:50  |  Solomon the Wise 21/10/08
      21.   #8 Leeza, great post! 04:01  |  ballistic 21/10/08
      22.   Kipperraes 04:13  |  gideon 21/10/08
      23.   Let`s just pray they don`t get what they ask for 04:43  |  Pastor Joseph 21/10/08
      24.   EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 04:53  |  Solomon the Wise 21/10/08
      25.   We Love Governor Palin 05:20  |  Frisco 21/10/08
      26.   #11 stop lying about Palin! 05:29  |  MichaelNYC 21/10/08
      27.   Jews favor Obama 05:33  |  Paul 21/10/08
      28.   #4 Avi - are you thinking? 05:34  |  MichaelNYC 21/10/08
      29.   Jews back Obama 05:49  |  johnjf 21/10/08
      30.   BALLISTIC!!! BALLISTIC!!! BALLISTIC!!! 05:59  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 21/10/08
      31.   #25 - Sarah Palin 06:53  |  Iamashamed 21/10/08
      32.   #8, leeza, "this is our elections, not yours" 07:57  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/10/08
      33.   Some broadsheets are now issuing gale warnings but not the MSM! 09:30  |  redmike 21/10/08
      34.   #21 Ballistic. Where is BJ? 09:43  |  Maureen Ann 21/10/08
      35.   People of Peace for Obama 09:47  |  Kim 21/10/08
      36.   16: Yes, Sara, they`re more conservative 10:36  |  David Teich 21/10/08
      37.   26: MichaelNYC does the selective perception dance 10:40  |  David Teich 21/10/08
      38.   18: Almost as rare as ballistic not running 10:42  |  David Teich 21/10/08
      39.   # 8 to leeza re: bye-bye love 10:56  |  eric 21/10/08
      40.   #35, Kim, yes, he is actually very good at talking 10:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/10/08
      41.   I fear the Bradley Effect 12:00  |  Clickfool 21/10/08
      42.   People of Peace? "Gird your Loins!" 12:14  |  FOX 21/10/08
      43.   America should not reward bad behavior. 12:25  |  Natallie Durson 21/10/08
      44.   Maureen #34 befriending a racist 12:53  |  Yacub the Scientist 21/10/08
      45.   These things are easily reversible # 43 13:02  |  Clickfool 21/10/08
      46.   Durston disregarding reality #43 13:06  |  FOX 21/10/08
      47.   Redmike will vote for McCain and Palin # 33 13:09  |  Clickfool 21/10/08
      48.   What does religion have to do with it? 13:33  |  Marilyn 21/10/08
      49.   Two-third Factor 13:35  |  Brod 21/10/08
      50.   Baloney 13:42  |  Gene 21/10/08
      51.   #41 Clicky....fear is not a reason to vote for anyone 13:44  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      52.   A JOKE 13:46  |  Zoe 21/10/08
      53.   Cipora Julianna Kohn #32 `Goy` 13:48  |  examiner 21/10/08
      54.   38 Leeza....Honey, you are much too insignificant 13:52  |  Joy 21/10/08
      55.   To Kim 13:53  |  Gene 21/10/08
      56.   #17 marc....so, visitors to the church she attends 13:56  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      57.   #42 FOX...yes, I concur 14:16  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      58.   #1 14:17  |  Another Aounist 21/10/08
      59.   Cipora Julianna Kohn #32 `goy` 14:24  |  examiner 21/10/08
      60.   Cliackfool # 41 14:31  |  American in NY 21/10/08
      61.   Leeza #* let me add to Ballistics comment, It was a terriffic pos 14:34  |  American in NY 21/10/08
      62.   How many years public needs to repeat previous mistakes? 14:50  |  Gene 21/10/08
      63.   MichaelNYC: I Doubt You`re Genuine 15:06  |  Tex 21/10/08
      64.   Ballesslistic and Aounist 15:10  |  Tex 21/10/08
      65.   Foolio: Wishing He Was American? 15:10  |  Tex 21/10/08
      66.   American in NY: You Shouldn`t Be Here 15:15  |  Tex 21/10/08
      67.   Foolio: Wishing He Was American? 15:15  |  Tex 21/10/08
      68.   Hussein Obama and the saga of the Jewish vote 15:17  |  Jonathan S 21/10/08
      69.   Ameerikan in NYf 15:24  |  FOX 21/10/08
      70.   #52 Zoe....polls have been very wrong 15:28  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      71.   #47 Clicky....again with the fear smear 15:30  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      72.   Lynn #57 15:33  |  examiner 21/10/08
      73.   #43 Durson...and every bit of american aid, support 15:33  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      74.   #47 - Obama is a Marxist .. so the decsion is easy! 15:36  |  redmike 21/10/08
      75.   60 - there is something much bigger than the Bradley effect 15:41  |  redmike 21/10/08
      76.   For American in New York # 60 15:47  |  Clickfool 21/10/08
      77.   So who will they blame? 15:51  |  Joe Camel 21/10/08
      78.   Berman Jewish Policy Archive 15:58  |  Tfb 21/10/08
      79.   to avi on #4 16:07  |  Shmuelshachor 21/10/08
      80.   Not This Jew 16:15  |  Mike 21/10/08
      81.   Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics 16:20  |  Alex 21/10/08
      82.   Obama on the way to Hawaii 17:00  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      83.   #33 Mike 17:01  |  ballistic 21/10/08
      84.   #23 pastor Joseph, it is much worse than that 17:09  |  Mark B. 21/10/08
      85.   Oh Lynn, you are so inconsistent and twisting the truth 17:14  |  Mark B. 21/10/08
      86.   Orthodox Jewish population will be majority in US in near future 17:57  |  David 21/10/08
      87.   #43, Natalie, then why does US give so much money to PA? 18:00  |  David 21/10/08
      88.   Jewish Liberals are scared 18:10  |  Shaul 21/10/08
      89.   Lynn #57 18:19  |  examiner 21/10/08
      90.   Vote for Sarah Palin and Jews for Jesus 18:36  |  newageblues 21/10/08
      91.   Examiner-a little note just from me,Leeza 18:49  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 21/10/08
      92.   To American in New York From Another American in New York 18:52  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 21/10/08
      93.   MichaelNYC...... 19:07  |  Avi 21/10/08
      94.   NYU POLL 19:14  |  Llewellyn Powell 21/10/08
      95.   Jews For Obama.....Self Hate? 19:18  |  Ray 21/10/08
      96.   Rational Thinkers and Nonbigots only, please 19:26  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 21/10/08
      97.   News Flash! 19:33  |  Aphemia 21/10/08
      98.   JEWS FAVOUR OBAMA 19:35  |  Llewellyn Powell 21/10/08
      99.   #31 19:54  |  Jane 21/10/08
      100.   My daughter Ballistic 19:54  |  Yacub the Scientist 21/10/08
      101.   #64 Say Lynn re birth certificate 19:57  |  ballistic 21/10/08
      102.   #67 Mark B 20:02  |  ballistic 21/10/08
      103.   364 Well I hope for your sake it isn`t Lynn 20:16  |  Roo 21/10/08
      104.   33 Redmike - McCarthyism and Racial Tensions 20:24  |  Mark of Lewiston 21/10/08
      105.   #100 ballistic Re desperate Lynn @ 74 20:27  |  Roo 21/10/08
      106.   #27 Leeza Cohen Coleman 20:30  |  Yonatan 21/10/08
      107.   A tw-thirds majority os not bery impressive 20:50  |  Yonatan 21/10/08
      108.   Most Jews are Kneejerk Democrats. 20:51  |  MIKE 21/10/08
      109.   #30, Leeza... 20:54  |  Silvienne 21/10/08
      110.   #32, Cipora Kohn to Leeza... 20:56  |  Silvienne 21/10/08
      111.   #11, you are correct..and there is more 20:58  |  John 21/10/08
      112.   #85 Mark B...where in that post did I mention 20:59  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      113.   Aounist & ballistic... 21:00  |  Silvienne 21/10/08
      114.   83 - I said that I am not a McCaine fan 21:02  |  redmike 21/10/08
      115.   #25, Frisco in Maryland & Palin... 21:03  |  Silvienne 21/10/08
      116.   #34, Maureen Ann, read my post to ballistic... 21:06  |  Silvienne 21/10/08
      117.   Lynn: feeling the fear... 21:11  |  Silvienne 21/10/08
      118.   #103, Roo... 21:16  |  Silvienne 21/10/08
      119.   leftists 21:26  |  Boris 21/10/08
      120.   #103 Roo.....Martin in Hawaii, petition to have 21:33  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      121.   # 102 Wormwood.....we already have the third highest 21:35  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      122.   #100 Say Yakub 21:35  |  ballistic 21/10/08
      123.   Alex, a lack of knowledge about polling samples... 21:40  |  BBSNews 21/10/08
      124.   #89 examiner...at least you realize he is 21:41  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      125.   #41 Say Clickfool re Bradley effect 21:52  |  ballistic 21/10/08
      126.   NON-ISSUE ALERT! NON-ISSUE ALERT! 21:54  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 21/10/08
      127.   "Obama will say whatever he has to in order to be elected." 22:03  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 21/10/08
      128.   #104 Silvienne 22:14  |  ballistic 21/10/08
      129.   #103 Roo...second attempt 22:17  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      130.   2 weeks for Jews to switch 22:24  |  Joel Rubinstein 21/10/08
      131.   385 Mark B...second try 22:31  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      132.   #118 Silvienne....his policies suck 22:34  |  Lynn 21/10/08
      133.   #88 Thank you Shaul for the good news 22:44  |  Joe Camel 21/10/08
      134.   #42 FOX 22:53  |  Geoff 21/10/08
      135.   #53, examiner 22:54  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/10/08
      136.   WAKE UP !!!! 23:11  |  Friend of Israel 21/10/08
      137.   Hamas, Ahmadinejad and NObama 23:19  |  Shaul 21/10/08
      138.   #121 Say Cupcake Lynn, who is the "we" in the do? 23:48  |  ballistic 21/10/08
      139.   #130 Joel 23:50  |  ballistic 21/10/08
      140.   #Silvienne. Don`t be thin skinned. 00:04  |  Maureen Ann 22/10/08
      141.   Jews for Obama 00:13  |  Gene 22/10/08
      142.   #137 Hamas, NOBAMA, ..... 00:21  |  Llewellyn Powell 22/10/08
      143.   The Lesser of Two Evils: John McCain 00:28  |  Yered Shmuel 22/10/08
      144.   #44. The Two McCain Families - Black and White. 00:50  |  Maureen Ann 22/10/08
      145.   #138 Wormwood....you`re black???? 00:50  |  Lynn 22/10/08
      146.   Silvienne 01:16  |  Roo 22/10/08
      147.   Churches 01:36  |  Ed 22/10/08
      148.   #146 Roo...well, you can all help by going 01:41  |  Lynn 22/10/08
      149.   #142 No, Kennedy didn`t 02:02  |  Shaul 22/10/08
      150.   A long time in coming 03:05  |  Shai 22/10/08
      151.   #145 Say Cupcake, your mother did! 03:55  |  ballistic 22/10/08
      152.   #149 Say Shaul 03:57  |  ballistic 22/10/08
      153.   #150 Right on Shai, right on!!! 03:58  |  ballistic 22/10/08
      154.   FYI: Leeza Cohen Coleman is pinky-beige 04:02  |  Leeza Cohen Coleman 22/10/08
      155.   #138, ballistic and giving money 04:35  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/10/08
      156.   To Clickfool (#76): HW for HP 05:17  |  Morris Valentine 22/10/08
      157.   #130 09:53  |  Uzi 22/10/08
      158.   # 146 problem is though, roo; obama will think its "room service" 10:33  |  eric 22/10/08
      159.   #134 Geoff, GIRD YOUR LOINS! 12:52  |  FOX 22/10/08
      160.   Rabid Fox # 69 13:34  |  American in NY 22/10/08
      161.   FOX. NAFTA only *says* it`s a `free trade` agreement 15:01  |  John Syracuse 22/10/08
      162.   #155 Cipora 15:12  |  ballistic 22/10/08
      163.   John Syracuse #161 15:48  |  FOX 22/10/08
      164.   American in NY (laughter) #160 15:55  |  FOX 22/10/08
      165.   #132, Lynn... 16:42  |  silvienne 22/10/08
      166.   #128, ballistic.. 16:44  |  Silvienne 22/10/08
      167.   #126, Leeza... 16:47  |  Silvienne 22/10/08
      168.   #164, FOX...American in NY is right, can`t you read?? 16:54  |  Silvienne 22/10/08
      169.   Yered Shmuel 21:26  |  Persian Kitty 22/10/08
      170.   Rabid Fox # 16- You must be looking in the mirror 3rd try 02:16  |  American in NY 23/10/08
      171.   FOX #163 -your hissy fit 09:39  |  John Syracuse 23/10/08
      172.   Arab in NY, debating with her ego #170 10:11  |  FOX 23/10/08
      173.   Johny syracuse, is a liar #171 10:33  |  FOX 23/10/08
      174.   FOX Hissy fit 2 11:29  |  John Syracuse 23/10/08
      175.   #174, John Syracuse... 16:16  |  Silvienne 23/10/08
      176.   To John and his dog 17:40  |  FOX 23/10/08
      177.   FOX 18:43  |  John Syracuse 23/10/08
      178.   FOX re John Syracuse 19:48  |  Persian Kitty 23/10/08
      179.   #176, FOX..."dog"? You`ll have to do better than that.... 21:00  |  Silvienne 23/10/08
      180.   #177, John Syracuse... 21:02  |  Silvienne 23/10/08
      181.   Thank you gang, for caring so.... 21:51  |  FOX 23/10/08
      182.   #181, FOX you are a LIAR--show proof! 23:13  |  Silvienne 23/10/08
      183.   rabid Fox #172 No need to get your knckerstwisted into a knot 23:15  |  American in NY 23/10/08
      184.   FOX 00:58  |  John Syracuse 24/10/08
      185.   Persian Kitty 01:09  |  John Syracuse 24/10/08
      186.   John Syracuse 01:36  |  Persian Kitty 24/10/08
      187.   John in Syr & Persian Kitty 02:44  |  American in NY 24/10/08
      188.   # 162 to ballistic re: hope & the middle class 04:42  |  eric 24/10/08
      189.   John syracuse 09:20  |  FOX 24/10/08
      190.   J. syracuse part II two sides of one mouth 09:34  |  FOX 24/10/08
      191.   eric to ballistic 10:59  |  John Syracuse 24/10/08
      192.   Marylin 48 - Jewish vote 11:20  |  ChanahS 24/10/08
      193.   187: A pinhead talking about connecting the dots, American? 13:44  |  David Teich 24/10/08
      194.   191: Syracuse, don`t expect eric or ballistic 13:46  |  David Teich 24/10/08
      195.   #188 Hey there Eric, my man!--pt1 17:12  |  ballistic 24/10/08
      196.   #188 Eric con`t-pt 2 17:18  |  ballistic 24/10/08
      197.   American in NY. 17:22  |  John Syracuse 24/10/08
      198.   #188 Eric, pt 3 17:24  |  ballistic 24/10/08
      199.   why Obama, ballistic and eric 18:13  |  American in NY 24/10/08
      200.   Hey Haaretz, pls put out part 1 to Eric! 18:55  |  ballistic 24/10/08
      201.   #196 American in NY 19:00  |  ballistic 24/10/08
      202.   American in NY & John Syracuse... 21:33  |  Silvienne 24/10/08
      203.   # 191 to john syracuse re: middle class income 08:33  |  eric 25/10/08
      204.   # 195 to ballistic re: "snakes" 09:35  |  eric 25/10/08
      205.   eric 13:51  |  American in NY 25/10/08
      206.   Silvienne Communication effectively with Rabid Fox 13:55  |  American in NY 25/10/08
      207.   eric #203 15:22  |  John Syracuse 25/10/08
      208.   eric #203 16:41  |  John Syracuse 25/10/08
      209.   # 196 to ballistic re: things 00:43  |  eric 26/10/08
      210.   # 198 to ballistic re: brains 02:02  |  eric 26/10/08
      211.   # 207 to john re: incomes 06:28  |  eric 26/10/08
      212.   # 205 to american in ny re: iran and war 07:16  |  eric 26/10/08
      213.   eric -we have a form of socialism in the US 12:21  |  John Syracuse 26/10/08
      214.   203: Poor eric again shows reality doesn`t matter (2nd try) 16:14  |  David Teich 26/10/08
      215.   # 213 to john syracuse re: in 4 years 21:10  |  eric 26/10/08
      216.   to the annoying little gnat that keeps buzzing here 21:21  |  eric 26/10/08
      217.   Syracuse, 10:17  |  FOX 27/10/08
      218.   216: To the annoying little puppy 14:30  |  David Teich 27/10/08
      219.   to the gnat still buzzzzzin` 21:35  |  eric 27/10/08
      220.   Poor eric, on a tangent run again 16:34  |  David Teich 29/10/08
      221.   Love in Latin is Adamo 04:24  |  Veronica 30/10/08
      222.   "666" 04:29  |  Veronica 30/10/08
      223.   Veronica`s another fool from Texas (2nd try) 12:02  |  David Teich 03/11/08
      224.   ladies 11:05  |  Levzow 21/05/09
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