The 2008 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion was conducted for American Jewish Committee by Synovate (formerly Market Facts), a leading survey-research organization. Respondents were interviewed by telephone between September 8-21, 2008; no interviewing took place on the Sabbath. The sample consists of 914 self-identifying Jewish respondents selected from the Synovate consumer mail panel. The respondents are broadly representative of the United States adult Jewish population on a variety of measures. The margin of error for the sample as a whole is plus or minus 3 percentage points. Results are displayed as a percentage of total responses.

A. Presidential Election 1. Where would you place yourself on this scale? Extremely liberal   5     Liberal 28 Slightly liberal 11 Moderate, middle of the road 30 Slightly conservative 10 Conservative 12 Extremely conservative   2     Not sure   2     2. In politics, as of today, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent? 3. If the election for president were being held today, for whom would you vote--John McCain, Republican, or Barack Obama, Democrat? 4. Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s selection of Joseph Biden as his vice-presidential running mate? 5. Do you approve or disapprove of John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate? 6. Which one issue would you most like to hear the candidates for president discuss during the 2008 presidential campaign? Economy 54 War in Iraq   6     Health Care 11 Immigration   2     Energy   5     Education   2     Israel   3     Taxes   2     Social Security   2     Supreme Court Nominations   1     Terrorism   5     Not Sure   6     7. Regardless of how you usually vote, do you think the Republican Party or the Democratic Party is more likely to make the right decision in dealing with the following issues? Republican Democratic Notssure Terrorism 36 53 11 Ensuring a strong economy 28 62 10 Support for Israel 32 52 16 Energy independence 26 63 11 War in Iraq 31 61  7

B. International and Domestic Issues 8. Would you support or oppose the United States taking military action against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons? 9. Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and its Arab neighbors will be able to settle their differences and live in peace? Will 38 Will not 56 Not sure   6     10. Do you think that Israel can or cannot achieve peace with a Hamas-led Palestinian government? Can 22 Cannot 68 Not Sure 10 11. What is the best way for the United States to handle its energy needs -- by encouraging greater energy production, by encouraging greater energy conservation, or by developing alternative energy sources? Greater energy production   7 Greater energy conservation   6 Developing alternative energy sources 75 All three (vol.) 10 Not sure   2 12. Do you think that anti-Semitism in the United States is currently a very serious problem, somewhat of a problem, or not a problem at all? Very serious problem 23 Somewhat of a problem 63 Not a problem at all 14 Not Sure   1                                     adaxxxxxffadfa

C. Jewish Involvement 13. Do you think of yourself as . . . Orthodox   8     Conservative 28 Reconstructionist    1 Reform 30 Just Jewish 31 Not sure   2 14. How important would you say being Jewish is in your own life? Very important 50 Fairly important 36 Not very important 13 Not sure     1     15. How close do you feel to Israel? Very close 29 Fairly close 38 Fairly distant 23 Very distant   8 Not Sure   2                                 adxxxxxaffadfa