Observation from tonight's primary election:

Judicial candidate Sharen Hudson may have left her campaign workers out in the cold tonight. Perhaps it was a misunderstanding, but as I was leaving the polling area after hadning out IND palm cards, there was a knot of abandoned-looking campaign workers. Seems they had gotten up to open the polls at 6 AM, campaigned for Sharen Hudson right through the day, then were left, abandoned by the campaign without pay.

That was the scene as I left. Some very unhappy campaign workers wondering where their paychecks were. Hoping it was all a misunderstanding and all will work out in the end. But in case it is needed, let me remind Sharen Hudson to pay her campaign workers and maybe apologize for any misunderstanding.

There is a primary election this Tuesday, Sept 18th. Voter turnout is expected to be low. You know what that means? It means YOUR VOTE COUNTS. Far more than usual. And many of the races that actually are competitive are ones for judgeships...which can be among the most important positions we vote for. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!

There are contested primary races in every borough except (I think) Staten Island. You can find a brief rundown on what is at stake on Tuesday at the DFNYC website. But I only know about my local Brooklyn races. Here are the races I know of that are at least somewhat competitive, and so are really quite critical that people vote. YES...YOUR VOTE COUNTS! If people know of others, please mention them in the comments.  read more »