Actually, the Jewish Press did not endorse Carter in ’76. They endorsed neither candidate, saying something like Ford had not earned the endorsement because his policies vis-a-vis Israel were problematic and Carter was unknown. The endorsements of Clinton were somewhat unusual in that they were more of a vote of no confidence in his opponents — in ’92 Bush I had proven himself cool to Israel at best, and Baker had made his anti-Jewish remark, while in ’96 Bob Dole had a mixed record on Israel, waxing hot and cold throughout his Senate career. By the way the Jewish Press endorsed Lou Lehrman over Cuomo in ’82. In ’86 and ’90, Cuomo, who had established a strong relationship with the frum community, was running against very weak Republican candidates who had a hard time drumming up support from even hard core Republicans.
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