Gallup: “Little Change” in Obama’s Approval Being “Better Among Jews Than Among All Americans”

David Streeter — September 19, 2011 – 11:37 am | Barack Obama | Polls Comments (1) Add a comment

On Friday, Gallup published an article that debunked many of the recent claims made about Jewish support for President Barack Obama.

Gallup explained:

There is little sign that President Obama is suffering disproportionately in support among Jews; 54% approved of his job performance from Aug. 1-Sept. 15, 13 percentage points higher than his overall 41% approval rating during that time, and similar to the average 14-point gap seen throughout Obama’s term….

The 13-point gap between Jewish and national Obama approval ratings from early August through mid-September 2011 is essentially no different from the 14-point average across the 32 months since Obama took office.

Gallup concluded:

Although Obama’s approval rating among Jewish Americans has been declining, it has generally declined no more than it has among all Americans. This calls into question attempts to link a decline in Obama’s approval among Jews to his statements or policies on matters important to Jewish policymakers and lobbyists….All in all, Obama continues to do better among Jews than among all Americans, and there has been little change in that pattern so far throughout the first 2 ½ years of his administration.

Click here to view Gallup’s full article.

 

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