History of the Jews in the United States: Difference between revisions

[[Bernie Sanders]] won the [[New Hampshire Democratic primary]] on February 9, 2016 by 22.4% of the vote (60.4% to [[Hillary Clinton]]'s 38.0%); he received strong support from voters who considered it important to nominate a candidate who is "honest and trustworthy."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/primaries/new-hampshire</ref><ref name="NYT02916">{{cite news|author1=Patrick Healy and Jonathan Martin|title=Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Win the New Hampshire Primaries|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/us/politics/new-hampshire-primary.html|accessdate=February 10, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=February 10, 2016|quote=...Mr. Sanders was the choice, nearly unanimously, among voters who said it was most important to have a candidate who is “honest and trustworthy.”}}</ref> This made him the first Jewish American to win a U.S. presidential primary.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theweek.com/speedreads/604757/bernie-sanders-becomes-first-jewish-nonchristian-candidate-win-primary|title=Bernie Sanders becomes first Jewish, non-Christian candidate to win U.S. primary|date=February 9, 2016|accessdate=February 9, 2016|publisher=The Week}}</ref><ref>Krieg, Gregory. [http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/04/politics/bernie-sanders-jewish-new-hampshire-primary/ name="gregorykriegBernie Sanders could be the first Jewish president. Does he care?"], ''[[CNN]]'' (February 5, 2016): "Sanders, a self-identified democratic socialist, has repeatedly described himself as a secular Jew...."</ref> ([[Barry Goldwater]], the 1964 Republican presidential nominee, was the first winner of Jewish heritage, but was a Christian).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/04/politics/bernie-sanders-jewish-new-hampshire-primary/index.html|title=Sanders 1st Jewish candidate to win presidential primary|first=Gregory|last=Krieg|date=February 5, 2016|work=CNN}}</ref>