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TDAS04
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« on: September 12, 2017, 12:45:27 PM »

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-voting-record-in-u-s-presidential-elections

The above link provides data on the Jewish vote in US presidential elections going back through 1916.

Here is the data for 1976-1992:

1976
Carter: 71
Ford: 27

1980
Carter: 45
Reagan: 39
Anderson: 14

1984
Mondale: 67
Reagan: 31

1988
Dukakis: 64
Bush: 35

1992
Clinton: 80
Bush: 11
Perot: 9

Both Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush experienced large drop-offs in the percentages of the Jewish vote during their respective unsuccessful reelection campaigns.  I understand that many Jews were upset with Carter, but what about Bush?  Why did his share of the Jewish vote drop by over two-thirds from 1988 to 1992?
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2017, 05:19:39 PM »

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-voting-record-in-u-s-presidential-elections

The above link provides data on the Jewish vote in US presidential elections going back through 1916.

Here is the data for 1976-1992:

1976
Carter: 71
Ford: 27

1980
Carter: 45
Reagan: 39
Anderson: 14

1984
Mondale: 67
Reagan: 31

1988
Dukakis: 64
Bush: 35

1992
Clinton: 80
Bush: 11
Perot: 9

Both Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush experienced large drop-offs in the percentages of the Jewish vote during their respective unsuccessful reelection campaigns.  I understand that many Jews were upset with Carter, but what about Bush?  Why did his share of the Jewish vote drop by over two-thirds from 1988 to 1992?

Why would urban big city Jews like Jimmy Carter's rural hick persona so much? Especially against a northern moderate like Ford. I know that overall New York state was very close in 1976, as the Northeast was not exactly thrilled with such a Deep Southern moderate running.

Even McGovern got 65%, so it's not like Carter's 71 was that huge, especially compared to Humphrey's 81 or JFK's 82.
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« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2017, 12:11:06 PM »


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