Thank you for the comprehensive guide. I’m definitely not an expert on Judaism, I learned many things here, and I agree with you, but that doesn’t address my understanding that such arguments depend on your stream of Judaism and politics. Essentially, one can cherry-pick pieces of the Torah and Oral Law and it seems that’s what you did here (no offense intended).

I think the title of your post should have been “Why Most Jews Don’t Vote Republican”. In one poll, 48% of Jews considered voting for Bush in 2004.

Also, there seems to be a trend of Orthodox Jews voting for Republicans which is only expected to grow in the next few decades.

Looking at why Orthodox Jews have gone GOP

The Political Party for the (Orthodox) Jewish Vote

Bottom line: The Democratic party is out of touch with the needs of this growing segment of Jewish voters and that this block is willing to look past (or ignorant) of the Torah points you bring up.