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Unity at the polls

Jews and Muslims share the common trait of both backing Obama at the polls by huge margins.

Obama smiles after winning re-election
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In addition to having similar dietary laws, customs and rituals, American Jews and American Muslims found out on Tuesday, November 6 that they have another thing in common; each community gave 70 percent or more of its vote during Tuesday’s election to re-elected President Barack Obama.

According to two national exit polls, about 70 percent of American Jews supported Obama over Republican candidate Mitt Romney. A poll conducted in the Muslim community in October showed that 68 percent of American Muslims backed Obama, 7 percent supported Romney and 25 percent were undecided. This likely means that Muslim support for the president reached 80 percent or more on Election Day..

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