[lbo-talk] For NYC Mayor: Article on Green Party's Tony Gronowicz in The Villager

[Michael Hirsch]

Mitch posted a Villager article which said in part
>>Unlike Ferrer who is running to win, Gronowicz ­ an out-of-the-box,
eccentric candidate with some daring ideas ­ says he is running to "raise
awareness." While Gronowicz's candidacy has existed largely under the radar,
he has talked to thousands of New Yorkers, taking their pulse about the
issues that most concern them.<<

 Mitch:

 Largely under the radar? Even with a GPS, you couldn't find this campaign's
trail. Gloria Mattera, the Green candidate for Brooklyn beep, is getting
heard because she's targeting that hideous Ratner-Nets development on
Atlantic Avenue and tarring Smilin' Marty Markowitz for abetting the
project. Good for Gloria. She's taking existing anger and existing awareness
and giving it something of an electoral face. But, seriously Mitch, what
"awareness" is Gronowicz raising?. I wasn't even aware he was running until
you posted this piece.

 As I kid I remember the septuagenarian Socialist Labor Party volunteer in
my neighborhood giving out the identical flyers used in Daniel DeLeon's day.
With a Thomas Nast cartoon of the Democrats and Republicans as Tweedle-Dee,
Tweedle-Dum, and a boilerplate call not to vote the bosses' parties. I'm all
for using the ballot box (as long as it isn't Diebolt's) to do radical
politics, where it makes sense and is a reflection of something, which
Gloria's is (at least if you squint and keep your fingers crossed) But
Tony's isn't a race. It's as crawl.

 Mike H

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