Bloomberg heads to Florida in search of Jewish votes
Politico
MIAMI Mike Bloomberg made a direct appeal to Floridas active Jewish voting base on Sunday, seeking to differentiate himself from both Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump on the delicate issue of Mideast politics.
Now, I know Im not the only Jewish candidate in the race. But I am the only one who doesnt want to turn America into a kibbutz, he quipped in a thinly-veiled jab at Sanders, who is Jewish and has emerged in recent years as the standard bearer for the left flank of the Democratic Party.
Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, lived on an Israeli kibbutz in the 1960s, participating in a collective community of shared prosperity that is not entirely different than what he envisions for America today.
But his Jewish background is unlikely enough to win over most pro-Israel Democrats, who have blanched at his embrace of Rep. Ilhan Omar a first-term House member who has stoked controversy by criticizing Americas Israeli policies.