Jewish pro-Trump group unveils billboards in Pennsylvania – Washington Examiner
A pro-Trump Jewish organization, Jews for Safety and Security in America, has launched a billboard campaign in Pennsylvania aimed at encouraging Jewish voters to support Donald Trump in the upcoming elections. Founder Dov Hikind, a former New York lawmaker who switched from the Democratic Party, announced that the group has invested in 15 billboards with plans for a total of 100 by Election Day. The campaign features messages addressing Jewish concerns, such as the future of Jews in America and issues related to Israel and antisemitism on college campuses. The billboards are strategically placed in areas with significant Jewish populations, including Philadelphia and surrounding counties. Although Jews traditionally lean Democratic, recent polling suggests that concerns over antisemitism and the Israel-Hamas conflict may influence voting patterns among Jewish voters in Pennsylvania.
Jewish pro-Trump group launches billboard campaign in Pennsylvania
A pro-Trump Jewish group debuted a billboard campaign in Pennsylvania urging Jewish voters to support former President Donald Trump.
The newly created Jews for Safety and Security in America announced that it had invested in 15 billboards across the vital swing state, with plans to pay for 100 in total by Election Day, founder Dov Hikind told the New York Post. Hikind is a former New York state lawmaker who defected from the Democratic Party last year.
“Do Jews have a future in America? Only with change. Vote wisely,” one of the billboards reads.
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The others targeted growing Jewish concerns over Israel and campus protests.
“Support Israel … Vote Trump,” one reads, according to the outlet.
“Stop College Antisemitism …Vote Trump,” another reportedly reads.
The billboards were put up in areas with considerable Jewish populations in Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, and Bucks counties.
Despite some inroads by Republicans in recent years, largely motivated by tensions over the Israel-Palestinian conflict, Jews remain an overwhelmingly Democratic constituency. However, Pennsylvanian Jews appear much more malleable; a summer poll conducted by the Teach Coalition, viewed by the outlet, found that concern over antisemitism and the Israel-Hamas war made them more motivated to vote.
The poll found that 43% of Jewish voters in Pennsylvania support Trump, one of the highest among the demographic.
In 2020, Trump lost the Jewish vote nationally by a more than 2-to-1 margin.
Trump has repeatedly tried to make inroads with Jewish voters, citing his support of Israel. He has repeatedly questioned how any Jews could vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
“We got 26% after four years after I did more for Israel than any other president by far, and this year, we’re probably around the 50% mark,” he said in September. “But I only ask you, who are the 50% of Jewish people that are voting for these people that hate Israel and don’t like the Jewish people? Why are they voting? How do they exist?”
Harris has repeatedly stated her support for the Jewish population and Israel’s “right to defend itself.”
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