Bernie Sanders Just Made History

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TBF Note: Major milestone that means a lot to me -

Bernie Sanders Just Made History As The First Jew To Win A Presidential Primary
He quietly marked a major milestone in American politics.
Sam Levine ~ 2/9/16

When Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, he quietly achieved a major milestone in American politics: becoming the first Jew and non-Christian to win a presidential primary of a major political party.

Sanders was raised by Jewish parents and has said he believes in God, but he does not participate in organized religion. Sanders told The Washington Post last month that, to him, believing in God means "all of us are connected, all of life is connected, and that we are all tied together.”

New Hampshire has a small Jewish population, but Rabbi Robin Nafshi of Temple Beth Jacob in Concord told HuffPost's Sam Stein last week that Sanders' popularity has sent a message about Judaism in America.

"It has provided real education to America about the fact that Jews come in all shapes and stripes," Nafshi told HuffPost. "That no, we are not all keeping kosher or observing the Sabbath -- that the way American Jews live our lives is as diverse as any group of people, perhaps even more diverse. I think that's one of the things that has been really quite educational with his candidacy." ...

More here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-judaism-primary_us_56ba9c23e4b08ffac1233818

[LiberalElite]

1. Yeah! IMO we have made progress here n' there - slowly -

but it can't be denied that some things have gotten better. Tons of more work to be done though.

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2. Didn't folks also say that was the widest margin of any primary in the NH history?

Thought I saw the previous largest gap was 16.9% or so, so his 22.4% victory blew that out of the water.

I was also very happy to see that he won so hugely despite young people only making up something like 16% of voters. While team Clinton will no doubt proclaim that means he's not really exciting young people, I think what it really shows is that he excites people of other ages as well - his support is not simply young people, but people of all ages.

(ETA: Those percentages probably will change - I just noticed the site I looked it up on only had 89% of the results in so far.)

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3. That an old Jewish socialist can get people so fired up -

in a primary season no less - is indicative that this country is ready for new ideas.