The group, a locally funded nonprofit, has no formal ties to the Trump campaign or the Republican National Committee — though it says it has coordinated with the Trump campaign. American Jewish voters in presidential elections have historically given between 70% to 80% support to Democrats. Democratic Party activists in Israel dispute that characterization, saying there’s never been an authoritative political poll of Americans in Israel. To help boost turnout for Trump, the group has enlisted Israeli campaign operative Tzvika Brot, a member of Netanyahu’s parliamentary campaign team in 2013. Only 16% of the American Jewish population lived in the battleground states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania in 2012, according to a study published by the American Jewish Yearbook.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 05, 2016 23:15 UTC