Wind Election Report #10

A newsletter focusing on the 2020 election and American Jews

An online survey, conducted Sept. 2-7 by the polling firm of Garin-Hart-Yang, surveyed more than 800 self-identified, Jewish voters from across the country who are likely voters. They found that “Biden overwhelmingly leads President Trump on every issue, including Israel.”

“Notwithstanding, old habits die hard: Israel has so far become the default battleground for Florida Democrats as well as Republicans.”

https://forward.com/news/national/456147/as-seniors-turn-against-trump-are-old-florida-jews-among-them/

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The Following Items May Be of Particular Interest:

Ahead of election, growing number of U.S. Jews consider leaving

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/fl-jj-ahead-election-us-jews-consider-leaving-20201001-x2v3qnj6ejd7dltv2p63bnwx74-story.html

Will Donald Trump’s Middle East Results Translate into Jewish Votes?

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-israel-pennsylvania-florida-joe-biden-513f743713acbf829de5461dac9e47d3

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Two New Articles Released:

• Five Trends Jews Should Watch For in the Election

• The Jewish Vote: Introducing Some New Political Models

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Join us Thursday, October 15th, 10am PDT for the JCC Houston Event:

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Steven Windmueller is the Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk Emeritus Professor of Jewish Communal Studies at the Jack H. Skirball Campus of HUC-JIR. His writings, including his previous Wind Election Reports can be found on his website: www.thewindreport.com.