Posted on October 30, 2020 at 2:24 pm by West Sider
Jumaane Williams (in the vote mask) is urging people to vote on the Working Families Party line.
The Working Families Party, which has consistently supported policies to the left of Governor Cuomo, could lose its ability to if not enough people vote on their ballot line. Under a new state law with stricter rules, independent parties need to get 2% of the vote, or about 130,000 votes, to automatically hold their ballot lines in the next election.
The Working Families Party was a leader in the effort to defeat a break-off group of Democrats know as the IDC that aligned with Republicans and blocked progressive legislation for years. Once the IDC was gone, the state has been able to pass legislation insuring abortion rights and safeguarding rent-stabilized housing.
People can vote for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and other Democrats on the WFP line, and it counts the same in the total vote tally as it would if they vote on the Democrat line. Some progressives say that Cuomo and the state Democratic party he controls are trying to undermine voters by urging people to vote on the Democratic line, not the WFP line. The Working Families Party endorsed Cynthia Nixon in her primary challenge to the governor in 2018.
Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren criticized the state party for an ad that says that people should vote “Democratic-all the way”, using their images without permission. “Both senators support the Biden-Harris ticket, but want ballots cast for the candidates on the Working Families Party line, which has backed them in the past,” the Times reported. In addition, a top Cuomo aide posted a ballot selfie on Instagram that was captioned “Row A All the Way.” Row A is the Democratic Party line. A spokesman for the governor said it was simply because she “is a proud Democrat and doesn’t apologize for that,” according to Gothamist.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Senator Chuck Schumer are urging people to vote for Biden and Harris on the Working Families line.
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Working Families Party is In Danger of Losing Ballot Access if People Don't Vote on Their Line - westsiderag.com
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