Bush has made small gains among Jews since his first election, but short of what some GOP strategists had envisioned.<ref name="newsarticle"/> A staunch supporter of Israel who won the backing of a few prominent Democratic Jews such as former New York City mayor Ed Koch, Bush captured between 22 and 26 percent of the Jewish vote in 2004, based on various exit polling surveys.<ref name="newsarticle"/> In 2000, he won 19 percent.<ref name="newsarticle"/> | Bush has made small gains among Jews since his first election, but short of what some GOP strategists had envisioned.<ref name="newsarticle"/> A staunch supporter of Israel who won the backing of a few prominent Democratic Jews such as former New York City mayor Ed Koch, Bush captured between 22 and 26 percent of the Jewish vote in 2004, based on various exit polling surveys.<ref name="newsarticle"/> In 2000, he won 19 percent.<ref name="newsarticle"/> |