New York City Republican leaders are criticizing a campaign encouraging Republicans and independents to switch their party registration to Democrat ahead of the June 24 mayoral primary. They argue that the Democratic primary will effectively determine the next mayor and that the effort is deceptive. Critics point to recent GOP gains in the city and state as evidence of the party's growing strength.
New York City Republican leaders are blasting a campaign to persuade party members to re-enroll as Democrat s to vote in the primary election for mayor on June 24.
“Democratic leaders in New York City are resorting to sleight-of-hand tricks to deceive New Yorkers into switching their party registration back to the Democratic Party,” Tannousis told The Post. “But the truth is clear: lifelong Democrats are fleeing because the party no longer stands for public safety, economic prosperity, and the hardworking people of this city.
“When I opined about this campaign as a candidate in 2021 in the pages of , I urged fellow Republicans to stay the course because this city was poised for a red wave. And that’s certainly come to fruition,” Carr, who represents parts of Staten Island, said.“The unprecedented surge of GOP votes in November’s election has proven that Republicans are not only viable in New York City, they are ascendant.
It’s the second time Blau’s Be Counted group has mounted a party-switching campaign to broaden the voting pool in the Democratic Party. The group sent letters and text messages ahead of the 2020 mayoral campaign as well.But Be Counted isn’t the only group pushing more moderate to conservative Republicans and independent voters to re-register as Democrats before the June 24 municipal primary elections that include council races as well as the mayoralty.
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