Up and Adem. That's Right - The Vote Is TODAY

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A neighbor culled the following quote from this Politico piece on challengers to the status quo in the NY Democratic Party. It speaks to the problem with letting Yvette Clarke electric slide back into the House of Representatives as YOUR voice. Just how important is Congress during the reign of Trump? If you don't know by now, by god, take a civics lesson. I'm not joshing - you can do it in your PJs. Get your voting pants on and go vote. Vote. Vote! If you're a registered Democrat this is your day. Vote Adem and tell them the Old Gray Lady sent you. The Times chose the challenger, and that speaks volumes.

"Four of Clarke’s former staffers, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely, described Clarke as a congresswoman who is deeply charismatic, but also checked out. She was “always late,” and rarely visited her district office in Brooklyn during recesses, the former staffers said, noting that in August 2017 she canceled all of the events she’d planned in her home district, leaving groups in the lurch.

The former staffers said she avoided public transit whenever possible, and had to be pushed by her mother, former City Council Member Una Clarke, to attend various events.

“There are people who’ve wondered if she really even wants to do this. Her lateness exacerbates that perception,” one former staffer said.

“None of it is true,” Clarke campaign spokesperson Michael Oliva said. “She actually maintains a very vigorous schedule. From early morning until late at night, she’s either traveling in her district or meeting with people in her district.”

Clarke was sufficiently concerned about how she would perform in the primary’s only debate, on local news channel NY1, that she hired Democratic political consultant Donna Brazile for her debate prep. She’s spent tens of thousands of dollars on polling and political consultants and petition signature gathering." 

The former staffers said she avoided public transit whenever possible, and had to be pushed by her mother, former City Council Member Una Clarke, to attend various events.

“There are people who’ve wondered if she really even wants to do this. Her lateness exacerbates that perception,” one former staffer said.

“None of it is true,” Clarke campaign spokesperson Michael Oliva said. “She actually maintains a very vigorous schedule. From early morning until late at night, she’s either traveling in her district or meeting with people in her district.”

Clarke was sufficiently concerned about how she would perform in the primary’s only debate, on local news channel NY1, that she hired Democratic political consultant Donna Brazile for her debate prep. She’s spent tens of thousands of dollars on polling and political consultants and petition signature gathering."