Hi friends,
Tomorrow is Primary Day, your last chance to vote. Polls are open from 6 AM until 9 PM. And because November was a thousand years ago, you may need to
locate your polling place.
Here are some resources if you are still figuring out whom to vote for:
Check out the StreetsPAC candidate endorsements.
Here’s the list of Working Families Party endorsements.
Here are work from home for justice rankings, linked to the original posts and followed by some updates:
for Comptroller: #1 Lander, #2 Patel, #3 Johnson
Please note: Reshma Patel has been talking up the idea of investing in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. My recent research into the extreme wastefulness of such currencies leads me to wonder how this squares with her promises to pursue sustainability. As I believe this election is really between Lander and Johnson, I don’t think we need to revisit the rankings.
for Brooklyn Borough President: #1 Reynoso, #2 Simon, #3 Cornegy (I’m leaning toward Simon for #2, but we didn’t come down strongly on the second/third rankings)
for Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams
for Mayor: #1 Wiley, #2 Garcia, #3 Adams
NOTE: I don’t know what Garcia’s decision to campaign with Yang means, so I added Adams as my last choice. If it comes down to Adams and Yang, I want to weigh in. In spite of Adams’s lack of financial transparency and regrettable overreaction to the Garcia-Yang campaign stops, Adams is the far better option of the two men.
If you’re still feeling confused by ranked-choice voting, note that if Wiley is in the top two, she will get my vote. If she isn’t, and Garcia is, then Garcia will get my vote. Adams only gets my vote if he is in the top two and neither Wiley nor Garcia is the other remaining contender.
Many progressives share my apprehensions about Wiley, and her record of accomplishment remains a shaky foundation.
Note: I may wake up tomorrow and vote #1 Garcia, #2 Wiley, #3 Adams.
A knowledgeable and politically-savvy friend noted that when we choose a mayor, we are choosing whom we are going to fight. Garcia seems like the most honest and forthright person; perhaps this is because she has long experience as a public servant, not a politician.
for CD 39: #1 West, #2 Hanif, and #3 Krebs
Please note: I do not live in district 39. Another work-from-homer who does is persuaded that Hanif should be #1; she has spent some quality Zoom time with Shahana and found her smart and passionate. She also noted that there would be real value in having a rep familiar with the Desi community in Kensington. I’m just throwing that into the mix.
for CD 40: #Joseph, #2 Raymond, and #3 Pierre
This article discusses the records of the various council members running for Borough President in all five boroughs. It includes the number of constituent service requests that each one has responded to, and compares the figures to the citywide average.
To my surprise, my council member (whom I have described uncharitably as a do-nothing) surpassed one of his rivals for the BP job, in terms of constituent services. Hats off to Jimmy van Bramer of Queens, whose average response to constituent requests is more than three times the city average, and to Steven Matteo, of Staten Island, who had the highest number of responses.
It will be very exciting to see where all of this voting leads. Be prepared to get only preliminary results this week (based on first-ranked votes).
Tomorrow, Schumer is expected to bring the For the People Act to the floor for a vote.
Please sign this petition to end the filibuster in the US Senate!
Have a good day!
with love,
L