While Hillary Clinton tried to put out fires with the Jewish voters in the past, she has now come up as the candidate with a bulk of the support from that same community as her campaign moves to Nevada where the Nevada caucuses will take place this Saturday. So far, Las Vegas has the fastest-growing Jewish community in the country.
After winning a seat in the Senate, Hillary Clinton spent the next six years winning the trust of the Jewish community in New York. So far, Clinton’s roster of key endorsements leaves her in a good position to win the Jewish vote on January 19.
However, Barack Obama too has won endorsements from influential Jewish members of Congress.
“It’s really a matter of a longtime relationship versus a new face, and there’s not a lot of dramatic difference between [Clinton and Obama] on the issues that are critical to the community,” according to Douglas Bloomfield who is a former legislative director to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Bloomfield adds: “There’s also a right-wing assault on him that part of the Jewish community is involved in or at least passing along.”
“The Jewish vote is an increasingly important component of the bottom line as you approach Super Tuesday,” according to Ann Lewis, a Clinton adviser.
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