From NY Magazine:
This week's New York primary truly was the biggest fight of Representative Charlie Rangel's career — and it still isn't over. State Sentator Adriano Espaillat conceded defeat on Tuesday night following reports that the the 21-term congressman was ahead by double digits. However, as more results came in, Rangel's lead dwindled to a little over 1,000 votes out of the nearly 39,000 counted. Now Espaillat's supporters are calling for an investigation into the results, saying that when all is said and done, their candidate may still manage to unseat Rangel.
The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that, in contrast to preliminary results, Rangel only had a 2.8 percent lead with returns from 33 precincts and paper affidavit ballots yet to be counted. By the next day, results from 32 of the district's 506 precincts still hadn't been reported and the New York City Board of Elections had yet to provide an explanation.
On Thursday afternoon, about 30 Espaillat supporters held a protest outside of Rangel's Harlem office and demanded that the Board of Elections release more information about the vote. The Daily News reports that City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez also held a press conference, telling reporters that a large number of uncounted affidavit ballots are from his home district, where Espaillat is particularly popular.
7 comments:
where are the D.O.J.poll monitors ,when you really need them ?
just wait till the vote counting for the November U.S. election is partially counted.......IN SPAIN ?
where are the D.O.J.poll monitors ,when you really need them ?
out in flushing making sure that busloads of asians where there to vote for meng in good boss tweed fashion.
next question.
"Fat lady hasn't sung for Charlie yet"
where are the D.O.J.poll monitors ,when you really need them ?
out in flushing making sure that busloads of asians where there to vote for meng in good boss tweed fashion.
next question.
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Do you REALLY want to hear Toby Stavisky sing?
Well, maybe to the FEDS!!!
Anon No. 1: So you're aleady making excuses for your guy losing?
What fools in that district. Rangel stole millions from his constituents, evaded taxes on some Carribean homes, lied to Congress,, and the idiot, pea brains still voted for him?!
Dumb heads !
"THEY" don't care what he has or hasn't done. He looks like them,he speaks(in PUBLIC,anyway)like them. THEY feel THEY are somehow empowered by him as long as he is in office.There is no thought to the process...........
That's universal to all politics, isn't it?
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