Kamala Harris’ presidential bid has introduced Democrat’s assist amongst Jewish voters to the bottom in additional than three a long time.
Jewish voters within the U.S. are traditionally liberal and the bulk have voted for Democratic candidates in each single presidential election since 1924.
And whereas Harris’ assist amongst this voting bloc is the bottom since Michael Dukakis misplaced his race in 1988, it’s nonetheless greater than those that say they again former President Donald Trump.
A brand new Pew Analysis Middle ballot launched this week reveals 65 p.c of registered voters who’re Jewish say they may forged their ballots in November for Harris – and 35 p.c say they like Trump.
The 36-year low for Democrats comes amid a raging struggle between Israel and the Palestinian’s de facto authorities run by Hamas terrorists.
October 7 will mark a yr since Hamas invaded Israel and killed 1,200 – the most important single-day bloodbath of Jewish individuals because the Holocaust. And regardless of the U.S. allyship with Israel, many Individuals have expressed their assist for the Palestinian individuals caught within the crosshairs of the struggle in Gaza.
Harris, whose husband is Jewish, insists that she is going to assist the U.S.’s solely ally within the Center East, however Republicans are frightened that extra liberal insurance policies will embolden the terrorists to proceed the battle with Israel.
Within the 2020 election, 68 p.c of Jewish voters forged their poll for President Joe Biden in comparison with the 30 p.c who voted for Trump.
The most recent Pew outcomes present that Trump continues to carry the favorability of Protestant and Catholic voters whereas Harris has majority assist from Jewish and non-religiously affiliated demographics.
Whereas 61 p.c of Protestants registered to vote say they need Trump to have one other time period, a whopping 86 p.c of those voters who’re black say they like Harris get a promotion.
The identical flip comes amongst Catholic voters the place an general 52 p.c are backing Trump, however Harris took the win when Hispanic Catholics had been polled and 65 p.c say they may vote for the vice chairman in November.
Atheists, Agnostics and no spiritual affiliation ‘particularly’ want Harris at 85 p.c, 78 p.c and 59 p.c, respectively.
Total, the 2024 presidential nominees remained tied at 49 p.c every within the Pew ballot.
The survey was carried out earlier than Trump and Harris debated for the primary time on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
