Breaking : Engel has officially lost his primary, Bowman wins. Torres wins his as well over Diaz

[sunonmars]

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After speaking with election officials in both Westchester and Bronx counties, there are not enough outstanding absentee ballots for Eliot Engel to make up the deficit to Jamaal Bowman.

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[Me.]

1. Sorry...But Have All The VOtes Been Counted?

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according to the news a record number of absentee ballots were requested.


Edited to add...just rec'd my absentee this morning, though my vote would not have affected these races. My rep. Nadler won hands down.

[Demsrule86]

3. You know ...it is New York...if progressives want to go for safe Democratic seats...who cares.

Let me know when they start winning in other areas than New York...now that would be exciting and welcome news. Trading blue seats...don't care. Congrats to all Democratic winners though of course.

[Me.]

4. ...

and am thrilled with the Torres win. Diaz would've been a nightmare

[Demsrule86]

6. I live in Ohio so other than the AOC district not familiar...hubs grew up in her district and we

know people there. I was glad she won...can't stand money honey types. I am glad that Diaz won too after your input...no more nightmares!

[Me.]

8. Think Of Steven King As A Dem & You Have Diaz.

[Demsrule86]

12. Oh my God...dodged a bullet there for sure.

Thanks for the info...

[KPN]

2. Not sure that this result s final. If so, appears another case of "what have you done for me lately

along with non-chalance re: the primary -- including a couple of self-centered/over-confident missteps -- has bitten another stalwart.

Kind of surprising. Engel has a pretty darned good record on the major issues overall.

[still_one]

5. There are 700000 vote by mail votes to be counted on June 30.

It won't be final until those votes are counted

Same thing in the Maloney race

[Me.]

7. Also, As I Said UpThread

Lots of us didn't receive our absentee ballots in time to even vote. Of the two requested one arrived in time, mine arrived this morning and so cannot be postmarked yesterday. There was an item on the news about lots and lots of people not receiving ballots in time and I wonder if it would change winners/losers

[still_one]

9. wow, that is interesting. Thanks for the update Me. Boy they really messed this up

We are talking about a Democratic state and district, which make this administration of the voting quite disturbing

[Peregrine Took]

11. +1

[Hassin Bin Sober]

16. And here I was arguing with someone yesterday that was saying too bad for people locked out...

... in Kentucky because they should have gotten off their asses and mailed their vote in.

I absolutely refuse to mail in a ballot if I can be there in person. Even in a blue state. I’ve had several friends find out their vote was invalidated here in illinois.

[melman]

10. Dave Wasserman: In my judgment, this Bowman lead is too large for Engel to overcome in the absentees

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[angrychair]

13. Look

I have no doubt that Engel has been a solid dem but he has been there decades and in some of these districts with these Dems its constituents are asking for more than the status quo and looking for new voices to address institutional racism and issues like healthcare and work conditions like pay, leave, vacation and work hours.

[malaise]

14. Ah well! Eliot Engel heard on hot mic: 'If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn't care'

https://www.politico.com/video/2020/06/03/eliot-engel-heard-on-hot-mic-if-i-didnt-have-a-primary-i-wouldnt-care-076873

[The Magistrate]

15. That Sunk Him, Ma'am

There are mistakes a professional does not get to make....

[malaise]

17. Precisely

When you're there too long you get careless

[Squinch]

18. Comment taken out of context, and used dishonestly to sink him in favor of a candidate who

wasn't a Democrat 2 years ago.

Engel was asking for a spot on a crowded speaking platform and was saying he wouldn't ask for the favor if he didn't have a primary.

We've lost a powerful committee chair, and one of the first people to call for Trump's impeachment.

[malaise]

19. Thanks for the clarification

I should be wary of Politico

[Squinch]

22. You shouldn't feel bad. There was a lot of money dedicated to spreading that lie around.

[liskddksil]

21. I take our nominee's word that he voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012 nt

[sunonmars]

20. There are not enough outstanding ballots now, Engel is gone.

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