Polls confirm the poor showing of separatists among ethnic voters.
He won re-election in 1990, propelled by an adoring base of blue-collar ethnic voters and city workers.
It was probably the first time in Israeli political history that politicians tried to appeal to ethnic voters by returning to their homeland.
But there has often been a less openly acknowledged goal: old-fashioned appeals to ethnic voters.
While losing White ethnic, working-class voters, Lindsay was able to win with support from three distinct groups.
Smith was the first Catholic to run for President, and attracted many thousands of ethnic voters.
He said support of ethnic voters would be based on values, not heritage.
They were instrumental in building the "cosmopolitan Democrats" movement of urban ethnic voters.
How will he relate to New York's ethnic voters?
But the Vice President said it would help attract white ethnic voters.