National Survey of Jewish Voters

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From: John McLaughlin

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National Survey of Jewish Voters
Date: April 14, 2010

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Major Findings:
I. A plurality of Jewish voters would consider someone else for President.
According to the 2008 exit polls, Barack Obama won 78% to 21% among Jewish voters.
Now, in the second year of Obama’s presidency, only 42% of voters would re-elect him,
while the plurality (46%) would consider voting for someone else.
Would you vote to re-elect Barack Obama as President or would you consider voting for someone else?

Total
Re-Elect 42
Someone Else 46
Don’t Know/Refused 12

II. A significant portion of Jewish voters disapprove of the President’s handling
of relations with Israel.

Nearly four in ten Jewish voters (39%) disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing
handling America’s relations with Israel. This rating is not good for a group of voters
who are 59% Democratic to only 16% Republican.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing handling America’s relations with Israel?

Total
Approve 50
Disapprove 39
Don’t Know/Refused 11

III. Jewish voters do not support President Obama’s plan to recognize a
Palestinian state.

The majority of voters (52%) disapproves of the Obama Administration supporting a plan
to recognize a Palestinian state within two years. The majority of voters (64%) says that
Jerusalem should remain the undivided capital of Israel, while only 13% say that the
United States should force Israel to give up parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians. Six in
ten voters (62%) say that the Palestinians would continue their campaign of terror to
destroy Israel if they were given a Palestinian state, while only 19% say they would live
peacefully with Israel. More than seven in ten voters (73%) say Israel is right to insist
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2  upon the Palestinians accepting Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state before there are
any negotiations about a Palestinian state.

Do you approve or disapprove of the Obama Administration supporting a plan to recognize a
Palestinian state within 2-years regardless of whether or not Israel agrees?

Total
Approve 28
Disapprove 52
Don’t Know/Refused 19

Should Jerusalem remain the undivided capital of Israel or should the United States force Israel to give
parts of Jerusalem, including Christian and Jewish holy sites, to the Palestinians?

Total
Undivided Capital 64
Parts to Palestinians 13
Don’t Know/Refused 23

Do you think that if the Palestinians were given their own state in the West Bank, part of Jerusalem, and
Gaza they would live peacefully with Israel or continue their campaign of terror to destroy Israel?

Total
Live Peacefully 19
Continue Terror 62
Don’t Know/Refused 19

The leaders of Palestine have refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. Is Israel right to insist upon
 the Palestinians accepting Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state before there are any negotiations
about a Palestinian state?

Total
Yes 73
No 15
Don’t Know/Refused 12

Methodology:

McLaughlin & Associates conducted a national survey of 600 likely Jewish voters on
April 7th and 8th, 2010. All interviews were conducted via telephone by professional
interviewers. Respondents were randomly selected within predetermined geographic
units structured to correlate with actual voter turnout. The survey of 600 likely Jewish
voters has an accuracy of +/- 4.0% at a 95% confidence interval.