A new poll of American Jewish voters suggests that many in the non-Orthodox Jewish community are finally waking up to the dangers the left poses to the safety, security, and future of the American Jewish community.
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While the Jewish community still favors a Democrat this November, there is quite a bit of time until election day. Harris has not proven herself to be a great friend of the Jewish community or Israel. Even if Jews still support Harris more than Trump, the support for Trump and the GOP more generally suggests that Jews may finally be breaking away from their tradition of dominantly supporting the Democratic Party.
Why is this change happening now? Richard Baris, who conducted the recent poll, suggested that the softening of support for Democrats among Jewish voters could be a direct result of the
dissatisfaction over the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Algemeiner
reported that “Jewish voters could be upset with what he described as the Biden administration’s ‘anti-Israel policies,’ potentially sparking a partial exodus among this voting bloc to the Republican Party.” The Biden administration’s troubling and inconsistent position toward Israel, and Harris’ even less supportive views, could certainly play a significant role in turning Jews away from the Democratic Party. This dynamic was evident in the primaries, with a
significant level of Jewish engagement in toppling ultra-progressive Jamaal Bowman from his seat in Congress outside of New York City.
However, Jews are not united in their stance toward Israel. What may also be happening is that large numbers of Jews may be turning away from progressive Democrats, like Kamala Harris, because progressive social policies are repugnant to them and they realize how dangerous they are for American prosperity and true diversity
