Another bloc gone

While Rico doesn't believe there is such a thing as the 'Jewish vote', any more than there's the 'black vote' or the 'white trash vote', the Republicans are going after it big time this election: "In past presidential elections, Jewish voters have gone overwhelmingly Democratic, according to exit polls, in part because they tend to be socially liberal. Ronald Reagan won 39% of the Jewish vote in 1980, the highest ever for a Republican. President Bush received 19% of the Jewish vote in 2000 and 24% in 2004. A Gallup poll released last week showed Jewish voters favoring Sen. Obama over Sen. McCain by 61% to 32%."