Summary 1

   

Lindsey Knight

Honors Government 

9/5/14

Mr. Comer 

Summary #1: Will Jews Turn out for the GOP

     American-Jews are primarily pro-Israel when it comes to global affairs, but this religious group tends to vote Democrat in election turnout.  Some still believe that in the 2016 election, many Jews will “turn on [the Democrats] and turn in on the GOP.”  However, this is truly not the case as the Jews are the “heart of everything from union leadership...to grassroots organizing” within the Democratic party. In the high ranks of the United State’s government, it is extremely rare to see a Republican Jew while it is rather common for Jews to be representing Democrats in the Supreme Court.  However, a candidate doesn’t need to be a Jew to get the Jewish vote; Jimmy Carter received more Jewish votes than even pro-Israel Reagan in the 1980 election.  Jews religiously vote Democrat, and often their Israeli state is set on the backburner.  Democrats typically don’t support Israel as strong as Republicans, yet on social issues, the Democratic principles line up with many Jewish ideals.   Many Jews would rather stand up for women's rights, gay rights, immigration reform than for an “Israeli related policy.”  Often, if a Democratic candidate is “likable enough,”  Jews will vote for them no matter their global policies regarding Israel.  Therefore, it isn’t right to believe that Jews will completely turn to the GOP in the 2016 elections, especially because Hillary is seemingly pro-Israel.  There’s a win-win for the Jews, though most probably would have voted for this Democratic woman anyway.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/08/29/will-jews-turn-on-obama-dems-in-2014-and-turn-out-for-gop/