Some Jewish voters in a new survey show strong support for Biden on Israel

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The poll found that Americans were not sold on Israel’s military actions. An equal number said that the Israeli response was “about right”, while 38 percent said it had been too much.

Israel has responded to Hamas’ attack with as massive show of force that has killed more than 11,000 people, according to Palestinian officials, the vast majority of them civilians.

It is not appropriate to use threats of a shutdown as leverage in budget negotiations. The Republicans were more likely than the Democrats to use it. The poll found that if the government shuts down, Republicans are more likely to be blamed.

When it comes to Congress and its sprint to fund the government by Friday, the survey found that new House Speaker Mike Johnson is largely unknown, but respondents said he should compromise with Democrats. Republicans, however, are split on whether that should be the case.

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There were differing opinions on whether or not the United States should continue to lead in the world. The divides were again most acute by party, race and age.

The results were driven by people of color and younger respondents, who were far more likely than others to say Israel has gone too far, and said their sympathies lie more with the Palestinians than Israelis.

But by a huge margin — 67% to 27% — respondents said they think it’s more important for Johnson to compromise rather than stand on principle even if it means gridlock.

The survey was done by phone, both cell phones and landlines, live interviewers in English and Spanish, and online in both English and Spanish. Results could be around 3 points lower or higher, depending on the margin of error.

“Jewish voters are very supportive of the president’s policy as it relates to Israel and how he’s handling the war,” she explained. “And that appears to even supersede any partisan divides.”

The survey also revealed a significant generation gap in support for Biden’s handling of the war. Voters over the age of 36 were more likely to back a candidate than younger voters.

The survey of 800 Jewish voters was taken about a month after Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel left more than 1,200 people dead, according to the Israeli government. Israel has responded with attacks on Gaza that Palestinian officials say have killed more than 11,000 people.