Key Democratic Voters In Blue State Flocking to Trump

Key Democratic Voters In Blue State Flocking to Trump


This week’s polling has been very dynamic, focusing on former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, coming just a few weeks after Harris became the Democratic Party’s de facto nominee and then the actual nominee, following President Joe Biden’s decision to exit the race.

All major polls indicate that Harris has narrowed the significant gap between Trump and Biden, with the former president holding the advantage. However, Trump has recently surged ahead in some polls, particularly among a key voting bloc in a blue state, Fox News reported Friday.

Trump has taken a narrow lead among Jewish voters in deep-blue New York. According to a Siena Research Institute poll released Tuesday, Trump now leads with 50% of likely Jewish voters, edging out Harris, who has 49% support.

This narrow lead for Trump reflects a significant change from June, when President Biden was ahead among likely Jewish voters in New York with a 52%-46% margin over Trump, according to Fox News.

Harris’s ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket has raised concerns among some supporters of Israel who fear her support for the Jewish state may be waning.

Critics argue that she has distanced herself from the Biden administration’s stance since the onset of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip.

These fears were further reinforced by her decision not to go with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish, and opt instead for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is even further to the left of Harris on some issues.

In March, Harris became the first administration official to call for an “immediate cease-fire” in the conflict. Later that month, she also made headlines as the first official to warn of “consequences” for Israel if it proceeded with a planned invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah during an interview with ABC News, according to Fox.

Harris has also faced criticism over her rocky relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, particularly after she seemed to evade questions about whether Netanyahu had become an “obstacle to peace.”

“I believe that we have got to continue to enforce what we know to be and should be the priorities in terms of what is happening in Gaza,” Harris said in response. “We’ve been very clear that far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed. We have been very clear that Israel and the Israeli people and Palestinians are entitled to an equal amount of security and dignity.”


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