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On last Sunday’s "The People’s Guide to Power," Brigid Bergin spoke with the Working Families Party’s chair, Sochie Nnaemeka.
With 15 Democrats seeking to get on the August 23rd ballot for the 10th Congressional District seat, the progressive third party’s endorsement could be a game-changing moment in the race.
Progressives hope the support will give a boost to the long-shot campaign.
In a nod to the city’s ranked-choice voting system, the Working Families Party announced its ranked mayoral endorsements late Tuesday, giving the top spot to Scott Stringer.
The WFP is hoping to bring that organizing power to the 2021 mayoral race, starting with the endorsement process already underway.
The WFP endorsement is a highly coveted one, and their party’s resources can give Aboushi a boost.
While DeRosa is certainly not alone in proudly advertising her ballot, the private Instagram post has rankled some Democrats for another reason.
The Working Families Party needs 130,000 votes—more than twice its previous ballot requirement—in order to stay alive.
The commission could vote to end "fusion voting," which helps small third parties like the WFP and the Conservative Party get on the ballot.
A 1911 ruling that eliminating cross-party endorsements 'would be destructive of fair elections' is at the heart of lawsuits against the state Public Campaign Financing Commission by the Working Families Party and Conservative Party.