On this day 112 Years ago, Leo Isacson was born to a Jewish family in the Manhattan area. After graduating from public schools, Isacson would pursue higher education: graduating from New York University in 1931 and New York University School of Law in 1933.… Read more ...
Posts tagged as “Working Families Party”
News & Notes: Tlaib to Speak for Working Families Party, Seder Slams Andrew Yang, Greens Call for Ceasefire
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE: “The Green Party condemns Russia’s military incursion, which is in violation of international law, regardless of real or perceived provocations. We also recognize the US government and Western powers are responsible for 30 years of provocations by failing to respect the promise to not expand NATO after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.… Read more ...
New York State Legislature To Vote On Fusion Voting Ban
The New York State Legislature, which is primarily controlled by Democrats, will be introducing legislation on Monday to ban its longstanding Electoral Fusion Law. This move has been criticized by Third Party activists for being a punishment of the Working Families Party for backing Cynthia Nixon in the Democratic Primary.… Read more ...
New York Times Urges Voters to Choose Working Families Party Nominee for Assembly, Special Election, Instead of the Democratic Nominee
From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:
New York hold a special election on April 19 for Assembly, 65th district, in Manhattan. Four parties have nominees: Democratic, Republican, Working Families, and Green.… Read more ...
New York Times: Working Families Party May Win Special New York Legislative Race
From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:
New York state holds a special election for Assembly, 65th district, on April 19. According to this New York Times story, there is a possibility the Working Families Party nominee, Yuh-Line Niou, will defeat the Democratic nominee, Alice Cancel.… Read more ...
Libertarian Party of Kentucky, and Constitution Party of Kentucky, File Lawsuit on Definition of “Party”
From Richard Winger at Ballot Access News:
On December 4, the Libertarian Party and the Constitution Party filed a lawsuit against the Kentucky definition of a qualified party. The case is Libertarian Party of Kentucky v Grimes, e.d.… Read more ...
Mark Wachtler: Working Families Party Turns Issues into Results
From Mark Wachtler at Opposition News:
The Working Families Party doesn’t hesitate to enlist the old strategy of flooding another Party’s candidate with WFP support and votes. In most cases, there simply were no Working Families candidates on the ballot and the Party swung the election by openly supporting a progressive Democrat over a conservative Republican.… Read more ...