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In reply to the discussion: Just Got A FLYer From AOC [View all]Spazito
(50,816 posts)34. Me either....
From what I can gather they want voters to vote up and down ballot on the Working Families ticket instead of the Democratic ticket even though the names listed are identical in both 'lines' and they need that to happen to keep their party's ability to be on the ballot next time. They need 130,000 New York voters to do that.
Where they are using 'line' I used 'ticket' because it makes more sense to me that way. This seems to strictly a New York thing.
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Exactly right. Vote straight Democratic to thwart repug evil up and down the ticket.
brush
Oct 2020
#20
It means voting for the working family party (WFP) not the Democratic party.
Statistical
Oct 2020
#44
Well Biden is incredibly unlikely to lose NY however a vote for the WFP is not a vote for
Statistical
Oct 2020
#45
Sen. Schumer is also calling for people to vote Biden/Harris on the Working Families Line.
femmedem
Oct 2020
#11
People who encourage such things are trying to dilute the Democratic Party...
NurseJackie
Oct 2020
#13
I agree. In NY it is unlikely to matter but if this were to spread to other states it would
Statistical
Oct 2020
#46
The OP said she received a flyer from her. I'll bet if the flyer had been from Gillibrand...
NurseJackie
Oct 2020
#27