And I did it under the Working Families Party banner.

I was pushed over the edge after Democrats in the City Council betrayed us with their vote to extend term limits. It's why am voting under the WFP banner. I want real progressive in the NYC government, not weasels that can be bought easily with a little grease palming. Am ready to take them down and kick them out --and that includes you Christine Quinn.

It's on motherfuckers. 

Ed. note: A message from WFP to the netroots.

To: The Netroots
From: Netroots New Yorkers - Phil Anderson, Robert Harding, The Albany Project; Michael Bouldin, Daily Gotham; Justin Krebs, Political Organizer

Re: Help us build progressive strength in New York

Democrats are on the ascent, nationally and in states like ours, where the decades-old Republican stranglehold on Albany may finally be broken in less than one week.

If the Democrats are victorious, then the real battle will begin: how do we hold them accountable to progressive values against the enormous pressure they will face to play it safe?

It's going to be a big challenge, so we'll cut to chase: we need your help. New York needs your help. The single biggest thing we can do right now to boost progressive power in the Empire State is to strengthen our very own progressive third party - the Working Families Party.  read more »

If you're reading this blog, odds are that you're going to cast your ballot for Barack Obama. It's time for a change in Washington, and it's time to defeat the rightwing movement that stands in the way of everything that's good and right in America.

If you vote for Obama in New York, consider voting for him on the Working Families Party ballot line at Row E. The reason is simple: WFP has been at the forefront of Progressive change for a decade, and your vote on their line - which will be a part of Obama's statewide total for Electoral College purposes - will be a vote in support of WFP's agenda: universal healthcare, fair taxation, good wages, better schools, safer neighborhoods.

Many people, including myself, have had occasional disagreements with WFP. But overall, if we didn't have them, they'd need to be invented. There is no more consistent, and consistently effective, voice for the working people of this state, and they've earned the support of everyone interested in the fate of the working and middle class. So, please show them some love by voting their ballot line. More information is here; take a look.

WFP's indefatigable Dan Levitan emails over this shot from this morning's pre-canvass rally at WFP Galactic Headquarters.

By any measure, WFP has launched an impressive effort today and added luster to its claim to be the state's premier GOTV organization. The Working Families Party took sides in four primaries today - SD-25, backing Squadron over Connor, SD-61, Joe Mesi over two others in an open-seat race that could get very hot, SD-21, Parker over two potentially disloyal challengers, and AD-64, where they've cast their lot with Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver - and in the course of their efforts by their own estimate knocked on 125,000 doors. In all, Dan Cantor has 400 ground troops active in these races.

Agree or disagree with WFP on a given race or issue, but don't ever doubt their effectiveness.

I've been meaning to write about this for a while, but the good people at the Working Families Party aren't on board with the idea of a tax cap being floated by Governor Paterson. Today comes the preliminary announcment of a "major" TV ad buy in conjunction with the Alliance for Quality Eduction AQE.

Groups to Launch Major TV Ad Campaign
Against Paterson Property Tax Cap

The Working Families Party (WFP) and the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) are launching a major TV ad campaign against Governor David Paterson’s “tax cap” proposal.

Apparently, there's a conference call later today. Should be interesting, one would think.