Several readers questioned whether Jews really give half of all money raised by the Democratic Party. I’ve seen this figure quoted for years, and it seems well-accepted. Here, for example, is the Washington Post in December: “Jews provided at least half the money donated to the DNC in the 1998 and 2000 election cycles”. Another […]
Author Archive | David Bernstein
Interesting Findings from the American Jewish Committee Survey of American Jewish Opinion
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way President George W. Bush is handling the U.S. campaign against terrorism? Approve 41 Disapprove 54 Not sure 5 Comment: This is ambiguous, as I suspect a fair percentage of Jews think the president has not been vigorous enough in opposing terrorism, especially Palestinian terrorism. 19. I […]
Just for Fun:
Other than the Iowa Electronic Market, is there a way to legally bet from outside Vegas on who will win the Democratic nomination? My own suspicion is that contrary to the odds I’ve seen, there is a more than 15% chance that one of the “major” Democratic contenders other than Clark and Dean will get […]
Dumb Wedding:
Can there be a dumber reason to rush a wedding than wanting to be able to cast an inconsequential vote (as all individual votes are) in the Iowa caucuses (via Opinionjournal)? And will the couple divorce so the new bride can go back home and vote in the Illinois primary, too?
Tobacco Deal May Violate Sherman Act:
The Second Circuit has reinstated a lawsuit arguing that the multistate tobacco settlement violates federal antitrust law. When the settlement was announced, my entrepreneurial side thought about starting a new cigarette brand called “Death Sticks,” and, when states tried to force my company to pay into a fund for the health problems caused by my […]
Bad News for the Dems:
From the AP:U.S. Jews would overwhelmingly support any major Democratic candidate over President Bush if the election were held today, according to the 2004 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion. Joe Lieberman, the only Jewish candidate, would defeat Republican Bush by the largest margin, 71 percent to 24 percent, the poll found. In one-on-one matchups […]
Manned Mars Mission:
Is there any government boondoggle too wasteful for George W. Bush?