Many conservatives find it strange that despite the fact that American conservatives have been the world's most passionate defenders of Israel, big majorities of American Jews still support the Democratic part and vote for these candidates in big numbers.
Despite having a 43% overal job approval rating, Barack Obama enjoys a 55% approval rating among American Jews.
MRCTV schlepped down to the Republican Jewish Coalition's presidential candidate forum to ask some of the conferences participants, why they thought this was.
What we learned was that the primary concern for many American Jews--particularly reform Jews--is the survival of the entiltlement state and social justice policies favored by liberal Democrats. Israel is often a secondary concern.