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Exercising Franchise
If you don't exercise a muscle, it atrophies. Similarly, if you don't exercise the right to vote, that right will also atrophy.
It was bad enough that the recent Democratic primary drew 11% turnout, and worse that the runoff had a turnout of about 7%. But worst of all is the number of Democratic "leaders" who didn't bother to vote in the runoff. According to the Daily News' Erin Einhorn, that list includes:
State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada
State Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson
State Senator Eric Adams
Assembly Member Felix Ortiz
Assembly Member William Scarborough
Council Member Kendall Stewart
Council Member Maria Baez
Representative Yvette Clarke
Representative (and Queens County Democratic Leader) Joseph Crowley
Espada's excuse was that he had morning meetings in Manhattan and then got called away on "private family matter out of state." And I have a bridge for sale.
Apparently, Sampson, Clarke and Crowley had absentee ballots, but mailed them in too late to be counted. Uh huh. Like they didn't know when the deadline was. And what politically active, politically aware person mails an absentee ballot in after the deadline? Puh-leeze!
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