Here are five reasons why 2022 was
a seriously hard year
to win in New York as a Democrat, and why it’s so impressive Josh came
as close to winning as he did:
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Redistricting. Last
cycle, the New York State Legislature drew a congressional map that
the New York State Courts deemed too partisan — so they threw it out
and redrew it themselves. Unfortunately, for five months, Josh had
been running in the wrong damn district! The only good part is that
the working-class town Josh grew up in remained in the newly formed
19th District. But Josh had a whole bunch of new territory in which to
make himself known.
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Primaries. Josh had
to win an expensive primary challenge in late August against a strong
opponent. Still, Josh won the primary by a nearly two-to-one margin.
By working his butt off,
not that he had much of a butt to start with—have you seen this guy?
Beanpole!
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Marc Molinaro. Josh’s
Republican opponent in the general election had already been a State
Assembly Member, County Executive and GOP candidate for governor in
2018, losing to then-Governor Cuomo. Molinaro gained wide name
recognition and had no challengers in his 2022 primary. But now he has a record to run on–and it’s not a
good one. He’s voting 95% of
the time with Marjorie Taylor-Greene!
- Crazy GOP Attack Ads. Republicans had momentum statewide, and they
ran tons of deeply dishonest dark money ads that said crap like, “Josh
Riley’s allies want to defund the police.” I don’t know who Josh’s
“allies” are, but Josh and I funded the police—getting crisis
intervention training and bulletproof vests for local police
departments across the country. It was completely false, and it was
sickening.
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Midterm vs. Presidential Years. 2024 will not be a midterm! Ultimately, too
many New York Democrats didn’t show up in a number of races this past
cycle. But this time, not only is the presidency on the line – so is
the Supreme Court. You can bet Democrats will turn out!
So now that you know how tough 2022
was — and how CLOSE Josh came to pulling it off — are you ready to
join me in supporting Josh for 2024?
Split
a contribution to support Mission Democracy and Josh’s campaign — he’s
going to win one of the most important races in America for 2024, and
I want you to be a part of it >>
Thanks,
Al
P.S. I like
the P.S. because it’s one more opportunity to ask for a donation.
So
donate now!
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