Scandal-scarred former New York City Comptroller John Liu is attempting a political comeback — emboldened by the stunning upset pulled off last week by Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, sources said.
Liu and his hard-left supporters from TrueBlueNY are racing to gain 3,000 signatures so he can run against incumbent Sen. Tony Avella of Queens in the Democratic primary Sept. 13.
The deadline to submit the petitions is Thursday at midnight, according to the city’s Board of Elections.
Avella is the last member of the Independent Democratic Conference to be challenged by a Democrat, even after the mainstream party called a truce with the rogue group that aligned itself with the GOP in a power-sharing agreement.
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From the same Queens Machine mold. Go away John. We don't like or trust you anymore.
Monserrate tried and failed miserably and so Grimm. Good luck !!
Yea I seen the guy walking around the other day trying to get people to sign up for liu to be in the race just the other day. Some just don't know when to quit.
Avella could have a tough time winning this primary considering the make up of the district.
Also, how could anyone vote for Liu when he left the city hanging for about $525,000 in fines for illegal campaign posters not to mention the conviction of a top fundraiser for illegal donations and the conviction of his campaign treasurer for wire fraud. Both served prison time for their crimes.
Well you can kiss Queens Civic Congress goodbye if John Liu energizes the Asian population as Cortez did to the Hipster. They have complete and abject dependency on Tony to do their thinking for them.
A big problem in Queens where the pols demand childlike obedience from the electorate. They are cut off from the outside world - and from each other.
Liu trying to rebrand himself as a populist politician a la Ocasio-Cortez is just comical.
Tommy Huang's cousin!
Good luck! LMAO!
By now he must need a transplant to cover his football field size bald spot!
Tired of taking second rate teaching jobs, Johnny boy?
His fucking dad was convicted on federal bank fraud charges...Great Eastern Bank caper!
Alice Liu Huang is his cousin. That's Tommy Huang's wife!
Weren't his parents were sweat shop operators?
Didn't he challenge Avella once before? But even if he doesn't make it, he can still run again for his old Council seat when term-limited Koo steps down in three years.
That's the end Avella, all those old people that like him must be outnumbered 3-1
Lui has Union people too, In Whitestone all those people that work for the Department of Sanitation and Parks worship Lui for some reason.
If you wanna wipe your ass with old political toilet paper, choose another brand.
He's a one ply piece of wax paper.
Won't and can't do the job.
I guess no self respecting firm wants him as their financial actuary. Go and work for daddy Liu at creative financing.
Price Waterhousr and Coopers fallen "star". LOL!
Hey, Johnny boy, would you help me to Gucci-facci my second set of books so they look legit?
Without Avella the district will become a Chinese possession. There goes your residential zoning. Here comes high rise.
Liu is a spoiler. Look what he did to downtown Flushing.
He would have gotten on the ballot if he actually decided BEFORE Cortez's win to run.
I like Avella but he completely lost me by going IDC. NOT saying Liu is worth a vote either but someone viable should have actually pimraried him and already be on the ballot.
Grimm, Liu & Monserrate: Sounds like a crooked law firm that is doomed to fail SIMPLY based on the first name alone (Grimm), that already tells the outcome that has so completely betrayed all pretense of public trust, with a vengeful impunity that is second to none!
Begone with you all, you mangy sewer rats - you belong in jail or worse, when men have been hanged for LESS!
Did he ever pay the fine for his campaign signs?
The difference between him and Ocasio-Cortez is that she's a fresh face and interesting, he's a corrupt piece of crap from the past.
Yeah true, from the same crappy machine. Liu can't get any backroom deals going so he will be tying the old ethnic routine to win the Asian vote. Avella" Eh! Nothing to shout about there either, just a machine politician. Wait'll Halloran's out, he'll be running too. Only another nine years.
"...Ocasio-Cortez is that she's a fresh face and interesting,..."
A lying 28 year old who is a dyed in the wool card carrying socialist who favors free shit for all is interesting??????
PUH-LEEZ!
Liu tried this before, the county machine is now forced to take a side in this...Avella, who returned to the Senate Democratic Caucus, or John Liu, a former comptroller who ran for this seat and got beat by Avella. Interesting to see what happens here.
Ron-
Liu dodged paying his fines. All the other candidates did the right thing. John dodged, weaved and postponed for so long that the City took all he had, which was nothing.
https://nypost.com/2017/07/14/ex-comptrollers-campaign-dodged-over-500k-in-penalties/
As for John trying to be like Ocasio-Cortez, that isn't far-fetched. John's been a communist since he first ran for office.
He is a corrupt piece of trash, just like his Convicted Bank Thief Dad and his two convicted campaign aides (who he happily tossed under the bus).
Ocasio-Cortez is indeed a fresh face, I'm waiting to hear how she thinks all her free shit gets paid for.
Liu-ie da liar!👹💀💩
You should have seen Liu at a Church on The Hill concert kissing ass and sucking dick last time around seeking voters. Better wear cast iron knee pads in northeast Queens. They dont want a stubborn turd backing up their system.
So when wil Liu's son Joey run?
The tax cuts for Oligarchs that the card carrying big club crony capitalist pigs of congress passed and the lying puke President Motherfucker Trump signed isn't free shit too?
Say what you want about Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, but she is scaring the shit out the establishments of both parties. And she did it with only 10 percent of her district going to the polls. Who or what does the GOP in the is city have to offer?
Crowley is running Liu to punish Avella for supporting Ocasio.
http://observer.com/2013/05/peter-vallone-and-john-liu-may-form-unorthodox-alliance/
Avella supported Ocasio? First I've heard that, source?
Also, the petition submission deadlines are passed, did Liu get on the ballot or not?
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muffler. Put a chrome suggestion. Stop spending on an old car.
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