U.S. Midterm Elections
The congressman and GOP nominee for governor spoke with JNS about Israel, Iran, the 2028 election and his pitch to Jewish voters in the Sunshine State.
“Four years after Kathy Hochul won the governor’s race by single digits, she appears positioned, at the moment, to have a wider lane on the road to being reelected,” the poll assistant director stated.
In a state that hasn’t elected a Republican governor in 24 years, the poll finds that 66% of likely voters, including 37% of Republicans, think that Gov. Kathy Hochul will win.
“Democracy, the cost-of-living and a deep hostility toward Donald Trump are driving the Jewish vote,” said Jim Gerstein, principal at GBAO Strategies, which conducted the poll.
“I think that the progressive insurgency, which was based on younger voters, didn’t materialize,” Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, told JNS.
“Voters in this district now finally have a choice of a true defender of Israel with a record of results, who’s not beholden to party leadership that is increasingly out of whack with what most of us feel,” said Scott Singer, mayor of Boca Raton.
“There has been an exodus and a trickle of folks over the last several election cycles who have seen the warning signs about what we’re now seeing in the Democratic Party,” the Republican Jewish Coalition CEO told JNS. “Now the floodgates are open.”
“People having to pay for extra security, for community events, for family events, it’s just completely unacceptable to me,” he told JNS.
She has pledged to uphold her brother’s foreign policy legacy, including support for Israel, backing the Trump administration in the war against Iran and opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Just 14% thought that the Jewish Democratic governor is too supportive of the Jewish state, according to a new survey.
“Abdul El-Sayed has shown only contempt for Jews as a people,” Rabbi Asher Lopatin said.
“I’m just going to be honest here,” Sen. Darline Graham said, to gasps from the audience. “I’m not that informed on national security.”