WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump's standing among Jewish voters may be deteriorating even further despite his efforts to court this critical demographic group, jeopardizing victory next year in the must-win state of Florida.
The president recently told reporters that American Jews, who voted overwhelmingly against Trump in 2016, are either "ignorant" of his policies on Israel or "disloyal" to the state by supporting Democrats.
Jews play a slightly outsized role in Florida, where they represent 4% of the voter population, compared to 2% nationally. The margin of victory in the last two presidential elections in Florida has been less than 1%. That makes even marginal shifts among Jewish voters significant, according to Republican and Democratic pollsters who have tracked hardening resistance to Trump among American Jews throughout his presidency.
