Jews: Obama > Lieberman

The dark mutterings I've heard from a few Jewish voters about how Obama doesn't hate Iran enough "doesn't have enough foreign policy experience" are, as I expected, not at all representative of popular Jewish sentiment:

Only 37 percent of Jews view the Connecticut Independent in a favorable light compared to 48 percent who have a negative perception. As for Obama, 60 percent of Jews view him favorably while 34 percent view him unfavorably.

Now, granted, 60 percent for Obama is short of the 74% of Jewish votes that Kerry received in 2004. And that 14% is almost certainly switching their vote over the "protect Israel by attacking Iran" issue. But it's important to note that:

1. A substantial majority of Jews back Obama,

2. A substantial majority of Jews think Joe Lieberman is a shmuck, and

3. The number of Jews for whom the Israel/Iran issue is of overriding importance is very small.

Once again, American Jews are proving themselves to be a pretty darn reasonable bloc of voters.