“The fact of the matter is, we have a campaign that we need to win,” Valdez finally blurted out after being pressed during the 7th congressional district debate.
Add The New York Post on Googlein New York’s 7th congressional district says she will now gladly accept the support from deep-pocketed superPACs — abandoning her outspoken ideals in exchange for a shot at the House seat.in her bids for office, offered up a rambling non-answer on her financial flip-flop before conceding that a potential path to victory outweighs her prior stance.
“The fact of the matter is, we have a campaign that we need to win,” Valdez finally blurted out after being pressed by the pair of other hopefuls, Councilmember Julie Won and Brooklyn Borough President Antonion Reynoso, The fledgeing assemblywoman emphatically rejected the support from any political action committee just three months ago and has campaigned on small donor support. But since then, Valdez’s campaign quietly started providing outside supporters with some guidance on how to back the candidate, which The practice — which is called “red-boxing,” a questionable workaround of campaign laws making coordination between a candidate and a PAC illegal — puts the helpful directions in an actual red box on the campaign website.
And on Tuesday, a new superPAC, which is being bankrolled by pro-Palestinian donors who also helped funnel money into pro-Mamdani groups, said it was spending $2 million to help elect Claire Valdez, as well as Darializa Avila Chevalier in the NY-13 primary and Brad Lander in the NY-10 race. One of the top donors to the PAC is an anti-Israel, Texas businessman who has funded far-left and far-right candidates,“Could you help me understand?
” Won said, bringing up her pledge from back in March.
“How are you going to go on to end Citizens United? ”“Right now, AIPAC, crypto and AI is spending millions and millions of dollars trying to influence election 2026,” Valdez said.
“I would never accept money from PACs, fossil fuel PACs, the real estate industry,” she continued, moving the goal posts on her stance. The 7th congressional district includes parts of north Brooklyn and western Queens. It’s currently represented by Rep. Nydia Velázquez, who is not seeking another term.
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