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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe apparent Trump praising Democrat everyone thought would win in NY...is a distant third right now
Ruben Diaz Sr is losing with 15% of the vote to Michael Blake and Ritchie Torres, who has 31%.
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The apparent Trump praising Democrat everyone thought would win in NY...is a distant third right now (Original Post)
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2020
OP
If Torres wins, he will be the first LGBT Representative to represent the Bronx.
RandySF
Jun 2020
#2
That is awesome. It will lay to waste the claim that POC don't support LGBTQ candidates.
Blue_true
Jun 2020
#6
Laelth
(32,017 posts)1. Sigh of relief.
Thank you for posting this, my passionate friend.
-Laelth
He's a horror
RandySF
(82,152 posts)2. If Torres wins, he will be the first LGBT Representative to represent the Bronx.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)6. That is awesome. It will lay to waste the claim that POC don't support LGBTQ candidates.
It is about the message that the candidate has, and the amount of community outreach that he or she has done.
jrthin
(5,215 posts)3. With relief, thank you!
mvd
(65,865 posts)5. Great!
Díaz is terribly homophobic. Thanks for posting.
ibegurpard
(17,077 posts)7. Whew!
That's good news indeed.
