Not hard to guess!
Jewish donors may be chilled by Israel policy
High-profile Jewish Democrats say President Barack Obama has risked an important bloc of voters because of recent tension with Israel.
Obama’s most outspoken Democratic critic is former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, who campaigned for Obama in Florida during the 2008 election.
Koch said if Obama asked him to do it again he would not, because of the administration’s harsh criticism of Israel in recent days....
Aside from Koch, influential Jewish Democrats who take a critical view of the administration’s recent actions have kept their concerns private, waiting to see how the dust-up between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will play out over the next few weeks.
Privately, these Democrats say that the administration’s criticism of Netanyahu was excessive and will embolden Israel’s enemies.
Jewish Democratic fundraisers and donors say Obama could lose significant financial support and votes, although they caution it is too early to say with certainty.
Exit polls showed Obama won about 78 percent of the Jewish vote in 2008, but Jewish political strategists believe his level of support among the bloc has dropped in recent months.
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"Privately, these Democrats say that the administration’s criticism of Netanyahu was excessive and will embolden Israel’s enemies."
ReplyDeleteThis is just too much. This statement illustrates how skewed this whole situation really is. Excessive? Obama's criticism has been too mild!