Friday, October 24, 2008


Still Living Like Episcopalians and Voting Like Puerto Ricans
A new Gallup poll shows Obama now leading McCain among Jewish voters, 74-22:

The current proportion of U.S. Jews backing Obama is identical to the level of support the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards received in the 2004 presidential election (74%). It is only slightly lower than what Al Gore and Joe Lieberman received in 2000 (80%) -- when the first Jewish American appeared on the presidential ticket of a major party.

Recent support for Obama is a bit higher among older Jews than among Jews younger than 55. According to combined Gallup Poll Daily tracking data from Sept. 1 through Oct. 21, an average of 74% of Jews aged 55 and older supported Obama for president across this period, compared with about two-thirds of younger Jews.
UPDATE: Franklin Foer makes the inevitable Sarah Silverman reference!

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