MY SAY: NEW YORK, NEW YORK- ELECTIONS FOLLIES
Today is primary day in New York State: Voters can decide which incumbents get to stay and which challengers get to challenge. Pretty much what goes on in every state…or, is it? New York law permits “fusion” candidates (i.e., individuals who
concurrently seek an office as a candidate of more than one party. So….you need a legend.
POLITICAL PARTY LEGEND:
(D) = Democrat • (R) = Republican • (C) = Conservative • (CNST) = Constitution
(G) = Green • (IP) = Independence Party • (I) = Independent/No Party
(L) = Liberal • (Libt) = Libertarian • (NL) = Natural Law • (RTL) = Right to Life
(SWP) = Socialist Workers • (WF) = Working Families
There are 27 districts and not one candidate is, mercifully, running as an SWP- Socialist Workers Party. However, many democrats are running on the WF line which stands for Working Families. So, I wanted to know what they stand for and went to their site: http://workingfamilies.org/states/new-york/ and this is their agenda.
Working Families is New York’s progressive political party. The Working Families Party is focused on tackling the political, economic, and educational inequality that deprive working and middle class families of opportunity. Our vision is to build a New York that is fair for all of us, not just the wealthy and well-connected.We recruit, train, and electing the next generation of progressive leaders to local and state office — candidates who fight for the needs of working class, middle class and poor families. We’re known for our legislative fights on issues that cut to the core of New Yorkers’ concerns today–raising the minimum wage and guaranteeing paid sick days, fighting the influence of big money over politics, and defending quality public schools. Nearly a quarter million New Yorkers voted on the Working Families Party ballot line in 2012.
Voters across the state vote on the Working Families Party ballot line because they want to see elected leaders who care more about the needs of every day voters than the demands Wall Steet billionaires and corporate lobbyists. That’s why hundreds of thousands of Working Families voters are helping to build a stronger progressive movement.
There are seventeen Democrat incumbents for congress running on that ticket, and so is incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo, and so did Mayor De Blasio.Just thought you’d want to know….rsk
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