From the Newsletter | Exit Polls Hint at Trump Gains with Jewish Voters
“In addition to Trump’s historic success among Hispanic voters, early indicators suggest he made major inroads with Jewish voters in 2024 as well.”
Taking a Break from Battling Trump, DeSantis Heads to Israel
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1. Checking the Israel Box
Is Ron DeSantis running?
All signs indicate that the...
On the Ground in Miami
This week, Nathan Guttman reports from Miami, where families and friends are still hoping to find their loved one’s alive under the rubble.
Jewish Democrats May Turn Down-Ballot Seats Blue
While the presidential race remains the state’s marquee event, several significant down-ballot races involving Jewish Democrats are also attracting attention.
According to Latest Polls, Florida Jews Are Mobilizing for Biden
A poll commissioned by the liberal, pro-Israel group J Street, conducted by the firm GBAO between October 12 and 15, found that 73 percent of Florida’s Jewish likely voters support former Vice President Joe Biden. With a margin of error of plus/minus 4 percent, the survey polled 600 of the state’s estimated 500,000 eligible Jewish voters.
Trump and Biden Fight for the Jewish Margin in Florida
“With so much riding on Florida’s 29 electoral votes in the presidential election, and the crucial role the state’s 450,000 Jewish voters may play in the outcome, the national Biden campaign is being cautious to the point of being cagey about what their strategy will be.”
Nikki Fried Attacks Florida Governor’s COVID-19 Response
Since the pandemic began, DeSantis has aped Trump’s responses–and non-responses–to the crisis. He has refused to take significant state action to stem the now-record rising tide of COVID-19. This has included intransigent resistance to mandating the use of masks, closing the beaches and ordering a stay-at-home lockdown. Echoing Trump, he deferred to local authorities to take such action.
Florida: A Jewish Battleground State?
For Donald Trump, the road to reelection—his only viable path, experts say—runs through Florida, with its crucial 29 electoral votes. That’s why, between Labor Day and Election Day, the Republican campaign plans to spend $32 million of the $95 million TV campaign budget in Florida. As the GOP ad buy acknowledges, without the Sunshine State, Trump is a one-term president.
Coronavirus in the Sunshine State: Here Comes Trouble
There are between 6,000 and 8,000 Jewish students at the University of Florida, the largest Jewish population of any public university in the United States,...
Finding the "Real (Jewish) Americans"
More than 200 professors of Jewish studies have joined to form the latest Jews-for-Obama group, reports The Jewish Daily Forward. But the Republican Jewish Coalition...