Poll: As Hagel battle begins, wide partisan differences in support for Israel
About four-in-ten Democrats (41%) sympathized more with Israel and 13% sympathized with the Palestinians. Democrats were more likely than Republicans to volunteer that they sympathized with neither side in the conflict (15% vs. 7% of Republicans) and to offer no opinion (27% vs. 18%).
The 29-point partisan gap in the percentages sympathizing more with Israel is about the same as it has been in recent years. But differences were more modest a decade ago, and in 1978, shortly after the Israel-Egypt peace agreement, the gap was just five points.
The differences have widened as Republican support for Israel has grown and Democratic opinion has been more stable. In December, 70% of Republicans sympathized more with Israel, compared with 56% in 2002 and 49% in 1978. Among Democrats, the most recent measure (41%) was little different from the percentage of Democrats who sympathized more with Israel in 2002 (37%) and 1978 (44%).
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The Jews and gays deserve Hagel. Obama fooled y’all.
Hagel will reduce the US to Obama’s levels.
Schadenfreude on January 9, 2013 at 1:01 PM
Well I read that the little iran worm thinks hagel is a great pick from bho! That in inself should see to it hagel doesn’t get the nod from the senate!
God be with you Israel, our house loves and prays for you daily.
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letget on January 9, 2013 at 1:13 PM
Stark reminders of who is ready to fight for liberty and who just pays lip service.
thebrokenrattle on January 9, 2013 at 1:16 PM
Chase that partisan squirrel.
Dusty on January 9, 2013 at 1:30 PM
FIFM
[Needed to insert that adjective in the opening line as the double-take upon reading it (and assuming, not being qualified, it was referring to the global public) nearly strained my neck ...]
ShainS on January 9, 2013 at 1:57 PM
Pew is a voice for the Left. Pew tends to release numbers to influence public opinion, in this case probably to keep the Left engaged by scaring them with conservative numbers (which being from Pew, I take with a grain of salt)
However, it is true most American Jews support the DEMs. The ones who are in the cross hairs of the anti Semites support the anti Israel party. This endorsement is supported by big bucks, big contributions.
A short article on Jews who supported the National Socialists under Hitler. In Did Some Jews Vote For Hitler?
History repeats.
IMHO Obama does not lose by pushing Hagel. He gets points with the anti Israel crowd for trying. Progressive Jews will give him a pass, because Obama is their man working for the higher public good. To progressive Jews, Israel’s success is proof the Palestinians have been suppressed (similar to white guilt). Jews who object to Hagel would have to cross over to the party of the religious nuts, and reject their progressive instincts.
Pew is just there to work its magic, scare the monkies to kill the Israeli chicken
entagor on January 9, 2013 at 2:13 PM
I don’t know why Pew data doesn’t include any for Jews as a subgroup. I think that would be of relevance. Too small a cohort? Hard to understand.
bobs1196 on January 9, 2013 at 2:52 PM