Orthodox Jewish group aims to show Jewish voters' power in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Unites , as the initiative is known, officially launched its general-election effort on Monday .

The get-out-the-vote program will have a budget of $ 250,000 , two dedicated staffers, and an untold number of volunteers.

Jewish voters are traditionally heavily Democratic , though former GOP President Donald Trump has attempted to woo them with unrelenting support of Israel ’s invasion of the Gaza Strip and his record of support for Israel as president.

Harris is ahead of Trump among Jewish voters 68% to 25% , according to a Jewish Democratic Council of America poll.

Harris ' constituency of Modern Orthodox Jews a group that blends strict religious observance with modern attire and secular education is likely the closest thing to a swing voting bloc in American Jewish life.

Pennsylvania Unites is likely unique in its ability to mount a field and relational organizing operation centered on Pennsylvania ’s synagogues and other Jewish institutions.

“Listen, for the Palestinians , they need to make clear that violence has no part in the relationship with Israel , that Israel has a right to exist,” Shapiro said. “We need to get back to that kind of conversation. And I felt what the vice president did, laying that out, was really effective.”.