Obama's America: Hispanics, blacks and Jews
• The day after the victory. Barack Obama was faithfully supported by blacks, the Jews remained loyal but Hispanics tilted the balance • What do the Iranians and investors say of the victory?
- Yonah Shuv, Behadrey Haredim
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The day after the elections in the United States, and the media and experts analyze the results of the vote.
According to commentators, minorities and women are the ones who gave Obama the victory.
Ten percent of voters are Hispanic, and more than 70% of them gave their vote to Obama. Together with blacks, Asians, and others, Democrats have and emerging power.
For example, Virginia, a conservative Southern state who voted for Republicans in each election since 1964, gave Obama the victory in the last two elections.
In fact, 59% of whites voted for Romney. On the other hand Obama has almost complete support from blacks, 93% of them voted for him.
Obama won a great success in big cities, where according to the New York Times he managed to garner 69% of the vote. In medium-sized cities he gained only 58%.
In contrast, Romney received 56% support in small towns and 50% in the suburbs. As expected, 86% of those who define themselves as liberals voted for Obama and 82% of conservatives voted for Romney.
So according to a survey conducted on the night of the election, 70 percent of Jews voted for Obama and 30 per cent for Romney. Intimidation did not help, neither bringing Israel into the campaign.
In Florida, the state where Republicans invested much effort because it is a swinging state with a high number of electoral votes, the president received 68 percent of the Jewish vote.
The large number of Jews living in Florida has put the Jewish vote as a deciding factor and so too in Ohio, another crucial key state, where 69 percent of Jews voted for Obama.
And what does Iran say of Obama's election?
Tehran Foreign Ministry spokesman said that his country respects the choice of the American people.
"At the same time," he added, "the wall of non-trust between the two countries will only be removed if the government would respect the will of the Iranian people and their rights, and will change its misguided policies."
Do these words point to a nuclear Iran sigh of relief? Not necessarily.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, clarified that the president, Barack Obama, will act decisively, in his second term too, to prevent Iran from nuclear weapons. "The president explained he will make use of all elements of American power to prevent Iran's nuclear armament," he said.
"A nuclear Iran is not only an unacceptable threat from Israel's perspective," he explained, "because of the existential threat to the State of Israel and the way in which it can encourage Iranian-sponsored terrorist organizations, but this is an unlikely threat for the United States. Therefore, the President made it unequivocally clear that he will not allow Iran to arm itself with nuclear weapons. "
And how does Wall Street react?
The first trading day after the election was closed with sharp declines, due to several factors related to Obama's election, which frighten investors, mainly his intention to raise taxes.
This is the second sharp fall after elections since the forties. After Obama's election in 2008, the Dow plunged by 5%.
Peter Bokber, a strategist at Miller Tobacco, summarizes the worries of the day: "The market is going to fall. The market does not want another four years of Obama in the White House. The market does not want tax increases when the economy is fragile."
According to commentators, minorities and women are the ones who gave Obama the victory.
Ten percent of voters are Hispanic, and more than 70% of them gave their vote to Obama. Together with blacks, Asians, and others, Democrats have and emerging power.
For example, Virginia, a conservative Southern state who voted for Republicans in each election since 1964, gave Obama the victory in the last two elections.
In fact, 59% of whites voted for Romney. On the other hand Obama has almost complete support from blacks, 93% of them voted for him.
Obama won a great success in big cities, where according to the New York Times he managed to garner 69% of the vote. In medium-sized cities he gained only 58%.
In contrast, Romney received 56% support in small towns and 50% in the suburbs. As expected, 86% of those who define themselves as liberals voted for Obama and 82% of conservatives voted for Romney.
So according to a survey conducted on the night of the election, 70 percent of Jews voted for Obama and 30 per cent for Romney. Intimidation did not help, neither bringing Israel into the campaign.
In Florida, the state where Republicans invested much effort because it is a swinging state with a high number of electoral votes, the president received 68 percent of the Jewish vote.
The large number of Jews living in Florida has put the Jewish vote as a deciding factor and so too in Ohio, another crucial key state, where 69 percent of Jews voted for Obama.
And what does Iran say of Obama's election?
Tehran Foreign Ministry spokesman said that his country respects the choice of the American people.
"At the same time," he added, "the wall of non-trust between the two countries will only be removed if the government would respect the will of the Iranian people and their rights, and will change its misguided policies."
Do these words point to a nuclear Iran sigh of relief? Not necessarily.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, clarified that the president, Barack Obama, will act decisively, in his second term too, to prevent Iran from nuclear weapons. "The president explained he will make use of all elements of American power to prevent Iran's nuclear armament," he said.
"A nuclear Iran is not only an unacceptable threat from Israel's perspective," he explained, "because of the existential threat to the State of Israel and the way in which it can encourage Iranian-sponsored terrorist organizations, but this is an unlikely threat for the United States. Therefore, the President made it unequivocally clear that he will not allow Iran to arm itself with nuclear weapons. "
And how does Wall Street react?
The first trading day after the election was closed with sharp declines, due to several factors related to Obama's election, which frighten investors, mainly his intention to raise taxes.
This is the second sharp fall after elections since the forties. After Obama's election in 2008, the Dow plunged by 5%.
Peter Bokber, a strategist at Miller Tobacco, summarizes the worries of the day: "The market is going to fall. The market does not want another four years of Obama in the White House. The market does not want tax increases when the economy is fragile."
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