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RandySF

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Thu Jul 9, 2020, 08:21 PM Jul 2020

Hispanic Democrats build capital with big primary wins

The campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Bold PAC, is building political capital by placing winning bets on long-shot primary candidates, many of whom have been ignored by the Democratic establishment.

The latest example is Ritchie Torres, a New York City Council member who has built a substantial lead in the Democratic congressional primary on June 23 to replace retiring Democratic Rep. José Serrano (D) in the safe blue district. The race had yet to be called as of Wednesday afternoon.

Should Torres win election, it would represent a substantial win reflective of Bold PAC’s more aggressive approach in primaries. The race had attracted a slew of prominent figures in the South Bronx district, including the controversial Rubén Díaz Sr., a locally well-known reverend who was running third, more than 15 points behind Torres.

Díaz has been a larger-than-life figure in Bronx politics longer than I’ve been alive,” Torres told The Hill. “Most people in the political establishment thought the race could not be won and Rubén Díaz Sr. could not be beat.”

Torres gave credit to Bold PAC and Equality PAC, the campaign group associated with the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus.


https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/506497-hispanic-democrats-build-capital-with-big-primary-wins

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