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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 765219" data-attributes="member: 23950">Well, I guess this explains it, too :&nbsp;&nbsp;Ten of the 100 U.S. Senators are Jewish. We are five times over-represented in the U.S. Senate because the non-Jewish population votes for Jews not because the candidates are Jewish but because the American population is generally not bigoted.Likewise, there are 27 Jews in the House of Representatives, constituting 6.5% of the membership. Again we are 3 times overrepresented because religion is not a factor in American politics.Right now, seven Jews are running for governor in this fall’s elections. In earlier years, Jews have been governors in Alaska, Idaho and Utah as well as in New York. There are of course also numerous Jews in state legislatures and in other political offices.These political successes may well reflect our economic success. The median income in the United States is about $25,000 a year. That means that one half of all Americans earn more than that, and one half earn less. The median Jewish American income is double that, i.e., $50,000 a year.&nbsp;Got nosy and had to look it up, source&nbsp; :<a href="http://www.jbuff.com/c052302.htm" target="_blank">http://www.jbuff.com/c052302.htm</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="klein, post: 765219, member: 23950"] [COLOR=navy]Well, I guess this explains it, too :[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][/COLOR] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4]Ten of the 100 U.S. Senators are Jewish. We are five times over-represented in the U.S. Senate because the non-Jewish population votes for Jews not because the candidates are Jewish but because the American population is generally not bigoted.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4]Likewise, there are 27 Jews in the House of Representatives, constituting 6.5% of the membership. Again we are 3 times overrepresented because religion is not a factor in American politics.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4]Right now, seven Jews are running for governor in this fall’s elections. In earlier years, Jews have been governors in Alaska, Idaho and Utah as well as in New York. There are of course also numerous Jews in state legislatures and in other political offices.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4]These political successes may well reflect our economic success. The median income in the United States is about $25,000 a year. That means that one half of all Americans earn more than that, and one half earn less. The median Jewish American income is double that, i.e., $50,000 a year.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=navy]Got nosy and had to look it up, source :[url]http://www.jbuff.com/c052302.htm[/url][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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