Working Families Party

[Doug Henwood]

So it looks like the Working Families Party won't get their ballot line in
New York State. They needed 50,000 votes to qualify, and they got 45,218,
with 98% of ballots counted (excluding absentees). The NY Times quotes a
board of elections spokesperson as saying that they're unlikely to make it
when the tally is completed.

Guess this shows that no matter how vigorous your spin and well-staffed
your phone banks, you still can't convince union members and "progressives"
to vote for a colorless hack like Vallone.

The Greens, though, led by Grandpa Munster, Al Lewis, will probably make
the cut, with 48,251 now, and the balance almost sure to come.

Doug