Labor Secretary Tom Perez asks American Jewish community leaders for support
BETTER CHOICE To many Jewish Democrats Tom Perez is a better choice for DNC chair (Photos: AFP/Imagebank)
D ays before the Obama Administration led the ambush against Israel at the United Nations Security Council Labor Secretary Tom Perez reached out to Jewish community leaders to present his vision for the future of his party and ask for their support in his bid for chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Perez’s candidacy comes at a critical time for the Democratic Party as its leadership and supporters are looking to recover from the devastating loss in the 2016 presidential election.
Perez is challenging Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison who has long been considered the favorite for DNC chair after receiving the support of former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Schumer’s support for Ellison is an anomaly in a Jewish community frightened by Ellison’s past comments about Israel and praise of Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan. Many Democrats who favor Perez also fear an Ellison victory would spur major Jewish donors and voters to desert the party in favor of the Republicans in key battleground states. The vote will take place over the last weekend in February.
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