NYC Public Advocate Williams sought to spin his fundraising deficit against Gov. Hochul to his advantage, saying, 'the current governor may govern on behalf of the people who gave her $20 million. I plan on governing on behalf of 20 million New Yorkers.'
, opted out of the race, Long Island/Queens Rep. Tom Suozzi is still running on Hochul’s right. He raised more than $3 million as of the last fundraising deadline.
Both Williams and Suozzi are running well behind Hochul according to poll numbers that show her with a. But Williams’ supporters at the event, which include City Comptroller Brad Lander, said this moment was about sending a message. “Many of us, including Jumaane, were here in 2011 to express outrage at a rigged system that builds up billionaires and bankers while working people were thrown out of their homes by the millions,” said New York State WFP director Sochie Nnaemeka, invoking the symbolic location of the event at the one-time Occupy Wall Street encampment.
Nearly 11 years later, she said, too many people continue to face economic uncertainty living paycheck to paycheck and on the brink of eviction. To change that, “we need a working people’s governor … that’s our candidate, Jumaane Williams,” Nnaemeka added.against Hochul shortly after securing his full-term as public advocate, has had a long relationship with the influential third party dating back to his first run for the City Council in 2009.
While only registered Democrats can vote in the June 2022 primary, this is not the first time the WFP has endorsed a more progressive candidate in the primary , with the aim of pushing all candidates to the left. Neither Williams nor Nnaemeka would comment on whether he will remain on the party’s ballot line in November if he loses the Democratic primary. There are roughly 50,000 voters registered with the WFP.
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