The race for the 2020 Democratic nomination is the first presidential campaign to include more than one Jewish contender. ADBloomberg’s 20-minute speech Sunday at Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center in Miami touched on Jewish subjects familiar to his audience in almost every sentence. “If there is any people on earth who understands the danger of racism and white nationalism, it is certainly the Jewish people,” Sanders said. Sanders and Bloomberg differ on issues from health care (Sanders is for an all-government plan; Bloomberg sees a role for private insurance) to a carbon tax (Bloomberg endorses one; Sanders opposes one). On Sunday, Bloomberg turned those differences into a punchline, saying: “I know I’m not the only Jewish candidate running for president.

Source: Washington Post January 26, 2020 22:32 UTC