On Jul 30, 2011, at 4:52 PM, Michael Pollak wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2011, Bhaskar Sunkara wrote:
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>> This isn't true, they've run and won candidates under their own banner. Im pretty sure there's still a city council member that's WFP.
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> That was an extremely unusual case, the exception that proves the rule:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Families_Party#Electoral_strategy
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> That said, Leticia James is fabulous. I wish there were more of her. You can see her in action in the documentary The Battle of Brooklyn which is still playing in Brooklyn this weekend.
She's our City Council member, and she's terrific. And very visible around the district. I've had several long conversations with her. She's smart, knows what she's talking about, and has very good politics. Like Michael says, I wish there were more of her. It would help if there were more neighborhoods like ours, too, I guess.
Doug