All data is gathered from the American Jewish Committee’s Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion, 2000-2008.
2000
If the election were held today, whom would you vote for as president of the United States?
Al Gore |
75 |
George W. Bush |
11 |
Ralph Nader |
3 |
Pat Buchanan |
0 |
Not sure |
11 |
2001
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President George W. Bush is handling the U.S. campaign against terrorism?
Approve |
85 |
Disapprove |
10 |
Not sure |
5 |
2002
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President George W. Bush is handling the U.S. campaign against terrorism?
Approve |
59 |
Disapprove |
37
|
Not sure |
5 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the United States taking military action against Iraq to try and remove Saddam Hussein from power?
Approve |
59 |
Disapprove |
36 |
Not sure |
5 |
2003
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President George W. Bush is handling the U.S. campaign against terrorism?
Approve |
41 |
Disapprove |
54 |
Not sure |
5 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the war with Iraq?
Approve |
43 |
Disapprove |
54 |
Not sure |
3 |
Suppose the next general election for president were being held today and you had to choose between George W. Bush, the Republican, and [ ], the Democrat – for whom would you vote?
George W. Bush |
29 |
Wesley Clark |
59 |
Not sure |
12 |
George W. Bush |
31 |
Howard Dean |
60 |
Not sure |
9 |
George W. Bush |
31 |
John Kerry |
59 |
Not sure |
10 |
George W. Bush |
31 |
Richard Gephardt |
60 |
Not sure |
9 |
George W. Bush |
24 |
Joseph Lieberman |
71 |
Not sure |
6 |
2004
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States government is handling the campaign against terrorism?
Approve |
42 |
Disapprove |
52 |
Not sure |
6 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the war with Iraq?
Approve |
30 |
Disapprove |
66 |
Not sure |
4 |
Suppose the next general election for president were being held today and you had to choose between George W. Bush, the Republican, John Kerry, the Democrat or Ralph Nader, the independent – for whom would you vote?
George W. Bush |
24 |
John Kerry |
69 |
Ralph Nader |
3 |
Not sure |
5 |
2005
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States government is handling the campaign against terrorism?
Approve |
36 |
Disapprove |
60 |
Not Sure |
4 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the war with Iraq?
Approve |
28 |
Disapprove |
70 |
Not Sure |
2 |
2006
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States government is handling the war against terrorism?
Approve |
31 |
Disapprove |
62 |
Not Sure |
8 |
Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed out?
Right thing |
29 |
Stayed out |
65 |
Not Sure |
6 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States government is handling the situation with Iran’s nuclear weapons program?
Approve |
33 |
Disapprove |
54 |
Not Sure |
13 |
2007
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States government is handling the campaign against terrorism?
Approve |
31 |
Disapprove |
59 |
Not sure |
10 |
Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed out?
Right thing |
27 |
Stayed out |
67 |
Not sure |
6 |
How would you say things are going for the United States in its efforts to bring stability and order to Iraq? Would you say things are going very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly?
Very well |
3 |
Somewhat well |
20 |
Somewhat badly |
33 |
Very badly |
43 |
Not sure |
2 |
2008
If the election for president were being held today, for whom would you vote—John McCain, Republican, or Barack Obama, Democrat?
John McCain |
30 |
Barack Obama |
57 |
Not Sure |
13 |
October 16, 2013
[Former U.S. President George W.] Bush delighted guests at [a] gala event at New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel when he was revealed to be the evening’s surprise guest speaker, attendees told The Algemeiner. Photography and recording during Bush’s speech was prohibited, and he reiterated his longstanding policy not to comment on public policy matters out of respect for the sitting president.
The crowd of 1200 who gathered in support of The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Fund rose to its feet and applauded enthusiastically as Bush ascended the podium. He offered praise for former Senator Joseph Lieberman, who was in attendance, and welcomed newly appointed Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer. He also congratulated COP leader Malcolm Hoenlein and past leaders of the organization who were honored at the event.
—The Algemeiner