Obama and The Jewish Vote

The Palm Beach Post reports:

Republicans are crowing about a new Gallup poll (see it here) that shows John McCain losing the Jewish vote by nearly a 2-to-1 margin against Democrat Barack Obama.

Why is the GOP smiling about Obama’s 61-to-32 lead over McCain among Jewish voters?

Because President Bush got no more than 25 percent of the Jewish vote in 2004 and perhaps 19 percent in 2000.

If a Republican tops 30 percent of the Jewish vote, it’s bad news for Democrats — particularly in Florida, where an estimated 7 or 8 percent of voters are Jewish.

For a recent story on GOP efforts to attract more Jewish votes in Florida