Republican Jewish donors abandoning Trump

Posted by | September 22, 2016 15:48 | Filed under: Politics Top Stories


They’re jumping ship.

In 2012, 71 percent of the $160 million that Jewish donors gave to the two major-party nominees went to President Obama’s re-election campaign; 29 percent went to Mitt Romney’s campaign, according to our analysis of campaign contributors, which used a predictive model to estimate which donors are Jewish based on their names and other characteristics. This ratio of support mirrors how Jewish voters cast their ballots in 2012.

So far in 2016, of all the money given to major-party candidates by donors who appear to be Jewish, 95 percent has gone to Hillary Clinton and just 5 percent has gone to Donald Trump.

…For Republican Jews, Trump is a problematic figure. For starters, there is the issue of Trump’s anti-Semitic followers, anti-Semitic (re)tweets and anti-Semitic-ish comments to Republican donors.

Then there are the issues of Trump’s racism, religious intolerance andopposition to refugees. For a religious minority like Jews, who have a recent history of persecution and forced displacement, these issues are often especially salient. (See also: Mormons).

For those Jews who are primarily interested in American foreign policy in the Middle East, Trump’s lack of engagement with foreign affairs and unprecedented lack of experience in government make him an unknown quantity on many public policies, including foreign policy toward Israel. Hisearly statements on Israel also signaled possible deviation from the standard pro-Likud line.

And while some Republicans who otherwise dislike Trump might support him because he would nominate socially conservative Supreme Court justices, Republican Jews (with the exception of the Orthodox) are typicallyless focused than other Republicans on social issues like abortion and gay rights, so the Supreme Court justification doesn’t carry much weight for them.

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9 responses to Republican Jewish donors abandoning Trump

  1. arc99 September 22nd, 2016 at 18:19

    Jewish voters who theoretically are the demographic most concerned with Israel’s continued well being are contributing overwhelmingly to the Democratic Presidential candidate.

    Yet another right wing talking point (e.g. Republicans are the only true allies of Israel) is not an opinion shared by the voters who would care most about this foreign policy issue.

    Right wingers were wrong? I am shocked. SHOCKED I say.

    It is a paradox of American politics that the people who are most vocal about supporting Israel are many of the same people who insist that none of their tax dollars be used to support abortion in any way. Yet they say nothing about the reality that the Israeli government receives more foreign aid from the United States than any other single country. That would be the same Israeli government which approved a policy of abortion on demand funded 100% by the government.

    • majii September 22nd, 2016 at 22:01

      They also don’t seem to know, or care, that in Israel, abortions are paid for with citizens’ tax dollars. It is viewed as a medical, not social, issue.

    • Jacob September 23rd, 2016 at 17:50

      LOL not only is Hillary unpredictable other thanbeing corrupt, giving good lip service to Jews and all others too but she then takes the side against indigenous Jewish rights in the Land of Israel and wants to force Israel again to give up land to the Colonizers and the imperialists which would lead to another Jewish genocide…. I guess again a partnership between Europeans and Arabs/Islamists to extinguish the Jews… the second one coming.

  2. RickSanchez1 September 22nd, 2016 at 19:49

    Would like to see the voting difference between Jews and Zionists. Is there one?

    • Jacob September 23rd, 2016 at 17:47

      Is this an antisemitic site?

  3. Obewon September 22nd, 2016 at 20:47

    Trump-“Loser” Thinks Breitbart Anti-Semite Campaign CEO will win Jewish Votes! “This ratio of support mirrors how Jewish voters cast their ballots in 2012.”-95% for HRC to 5%! Donnie cratered every Mitt Romney demographic that cost GOP “5 of the past 6 popular POTUS votes.”-2012 Republican autopsy. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b9b8b627fe059a91d9963c88e3ec23e58e6fd1f1ababe40cf419ed888bb02f6e.gif Next-up: ‘Trump wasn’t conservative enough’ https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/00115e2e47969b4ae529aeaaf5ab4ce6f0ea9f736f7562c2da1f1481c16cf331.gif

  4. bpollen September 23rd, 2016 at 06:40

    As he’s said, he knows you Jews love a good deal. And he’s the BEST candidate who thinks of you as a people in stereotypes!

  5. fahvel September 23rd, 2016 at 10:36

    “their names and other characteristics”????? Who the fk said that – Fagin?, Hitler. That is a sick statement as it is presented here.

  6. amersham1046 September 23rd, 2016 at 20:33

    Jumping ship, that lifeboat must be getting crowded

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