Bloomberg: Sanders Is Too Far Left To Be Practical

Jonathan Swan reports at Axios:

Mike Bloomberg tells me he’d support Bernie Sanders over Donald Trump if those were his two options, but that people should understand Sanders at this moment is “so far to the left it’s not practical” and that “what he wants to do would never get through Congress.”

Why this matters: While Bloomberg’s also seeking the Democratic nomination, he’s committed to supporting whoever wins it. “I don’t agree with him on virtually anything,” Bloomberg said of Sanders in an interview Monday at a campaign stop in Compton, Calif.

“But I have committed to support the Democratic candidate because I find Trump so unsuited for the job. I would hope that if Bernie did win he would change some of his policies, or Congress would make him change some of his policies,” Bloomberg said.

Has Bloomberg criticized a fellow candidate before this?