WASHINGTON (JTA) — Rep. Max Rose, D-N.Y., a moderate Democrat from Staten Island, endorsed Michael Bloomberg for president.
Rose, a Jewish army veteran, is one of at least nine Democrats with national security backgrounds who flipped seats from Republican to Democratic in the 2018 presidential election, and whose districts voted for President Donald Trump in 2016.
“@MikeBloomberg’s even-keeled and visionary leadership is what we need in Washington,” Rose said Monday on Twitter. “He’s taken on tough fights and gotten results, which is why I believe Mayor Bloomberg is the best candidate for my district, my city, and for our country.” Bloomberg was elected three times to be New York mayor.
The New York Post on Monday reported Rose’s plans.
Bloomberg, who is self-funding his race, occupies the center-right flank of the still crowded Democratic field, but he says he will use his campaign resources to back whoever emerges as the Democratic nominee.
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