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In reply to the discussion: Ocasio-Cortez Confronts Crowley Over His 'Third-Party Challenge' [View all]RandySF
(57,659 posts)3. In typical NYT fashion, it's not the full story
But nobody cares.
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It is possible we will see more and more that it is individuals running for office vs a party
Equinox Moon
Jul 2018
#2
AOC tweet: "...he's mounting a 3rd party challenge against me and the Democratic Party..."
Equinox Moon
Jul 2018
#15
And Crowley tweet reiterates that he supports her and is not running 3rd party
emulatorloo
Jul 2018
#18
"..called Crowley's team Thursday to admit the information she blasted out on twitter was "a mistake
Cha
Jul 2018
#65
Between the nonsense about "dark money" and people calling Emily's List "the establishment"
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#112
I explained to a friend that they're just slighting people who stand up for human rights- and
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#114
I am so pissed at the NY Times ever since the WMD garbage. They have been stiring this kind of crap
still_one
Jul 2018
#17
Welcome to DU. If you consider that an "insult", stick around for a while. You should see what....
George II
Jul 2018
#85
The last time someone who died during a campaign was elected, as far as I know...
George II
Jul 2018
#124
Most of the time you don't hear about it because the election is not high profile.
former9thward
Jul 2018
#125
They obviously did not smear nor crush Obama, since he went on to be Senator.
SunSeeker
Jul 2018
#133
No, you have the wrong take about that. Obama made rookie mistakes that he learned from.
SunSeeker
Jul 2018
#136
F**K THE NY TIMES. I will wait tell I hear from a reliable source. The NY TIMES is NO LONGER a
still_one
Jul 2018
#14
The NYT is a reliable source. Crowley could fix this by working to remove his name from the ballot
Tarc
Jul 2018
#19
You think that HEADLINE from the NY Times is accurate. You can have your NY Times.
still_one
Jul 2018
#20
Apparently, not. That would have been the end of the Working Families Party, for me.
Mc Mike
Jul 2018
#16
Right, he reached out but didn't connect, yet he's being slammed for not doing so!
George II
Jul 2018
#43
It would help if she didn't make horrible accusations against a man on record as supporting her -
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#79
Yes, the nomination for another position is a well-established New York gimmick
Jim Lane
Jul 2018
#24
Why should he change his residence simply to satisfy whim of someone else? He lives in Queens....
George II
Jul 2018
#42
There's nothing stunning about admitting that he no longer lives in the district.
Jim Lane
Jul 2018
#52
The fact is he DOES live in the district. It's an insult that anyone would claim he doesn't.
George II
Jul 2018
#87
Maybe you're insulting him by claiming he's abandoned his children, who live in Virginia.
Jim Lane
Jul 2018
#90
More's the pity that Ocasio-Cortez swallowed, then regurgitated, this rat-fucking "scandal".
OilemFirchen
Jul 2018
#25
She created this "scandal." Ironically, she could easily sue to have him off the ballot.
joshcryer
Jul 2018
#27
That is what it sounds like to me, and the media is only too willing to accomodate and distort this
still_one
Jul 2018
#28
She knew BEFORE the Primary that he was going to be the WFP candidate. Maybe before she....
George II
Jul 2018
#40
What is she supposed to do? Nothing. And that includes NOT complaining about something....
George II
Jul 2018
#46
It is NOT built into the election law that Crowley MUST stay on the ballot against the Democrat.
Jim Lane
Jul 2018
#47
So you're calling for him to change his legal residence and, along with it, his voter registration?
George II
Jul 2018
#49
BS. He grew up in Queens, he went to school in Queens (HS in the Bronx), college in Queens, and....
George II
Jul 2018
#71
If that story were "true", then probably about 95% of all Representatives and Senators....
George II
Jul 2018
#75
If Crowley runs for office again, New Yorkers like me will remember the work he has done.
lapucelle
Jul 2018
#92
Except he's not actually running third party. No rallys. No Ads. No Phone Banking. He endorsed AOC
emulatorloo
Jul 2018
#130