“Sean has a track record that shows his loyalty still lies with donors, but” people are begging us to act with enthusiasm on their behalf, says Biaggi. The opponent’s camp has shown that he supports the Green New Deal and he helped pass legislation banning oil barges from anchoring in the Hudson. As his campaign spokeswoman Mia Ehrenberg put it: “Only one candidate in this primary has passed legislation through the House of Commons to withdraw money from politics and get the endorsement of the End Citizens. United: Representative Sean Patrick Maloney.”
The day before I spoke to Ms. Biaggi, the Working Families Division, her advocacy group, released an ad attacking Mr. Maloney’s record of the Affordable Care Act, but the situation is complicated. more complicated than suggested. In 2015, he supported a Republican measure to repeal the medical device tax, which imposes fees on manufacturers of X-ray machines and other equipment, which raised 29 billion dollars over a decade to help fund healthcare reform.
This is a particularly important point for the Biaggi campaign. A New York Times editorial, seven years ago, calling repeal “a terrible idea” was deemed “a respectable homage” because libertarians like Elizabeth Warren and Al Franken, who have a significant number of medical manufacturers in their state, supported it. On several other occasions, however, Mr. Maloney voted to defend Obamacare.
Voters’ eagerness to untangle complicated policy positions from the primary rotation in the last few days of August, the most peaceful week on the Western calendar, is likely to match their preferences in wearing Shetland wool during a heatwave. The forces of image and endorsement will be more likely to guide them.
Mr. Maloney, who is well known in the district, is supported by dozens of local officials and various labor unions. Ms. Biaggi has been endorsed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and so to some extent the race will serve as a test of progressive fire in the current political climate. Last month, Jessica Cisneros, a Texas congressional candidate who challenged the 9-term Democrats from the left, failed in her bid, in a race decided by less than 300 votes.
Although relatively anonymous in the newly mapped 17th District, Ms. Biaggi could well have been served by the exodus of free New Yorkers to the Hudson Valley, a block she will always be worthy of support. trust reform guarantee. Overall, however, the county leans more to the right than the county she currently represents. Rockland County is home to many law enforcement and a significant Orthodox Jewish community.
