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The New York City congressional delegation is having a moment. Its newest member, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, became a movement leader before her 30th birthday. Hakeem Jeffries, a high-ranking Brooklyn Democrat, could someday replace Nancy Pelosi if he whips the votes together. Jerry Nadler and Eliot Engel, of Manhattan and the Bronx, chair two of the Houses most powerful committees, judiciary and foreign affairs.
City councilman Rubén Díaz Sr.a cowboy hatwearing Pentecostal reverend and the father of the current Bronx borough president with the same namewants to join their ranks, and with a Democratic primary coming up next year, he has his shot. New Yorks 15th congressional district, which covers much of the South Bronx, including Yankee Stadium, will soon be up for grabs: José Serrano, the longtime incumbent, announced his retirement earlier this year, citing his struggle with Parkinsons disease.
For New York Citys political class, this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity: a vacant House district, with no natural successor and no true power broker to dissuade insurgents. And the June 2020 Democratic primary will effectively determine the next representative.
Díaz is hardly the image of a progressive NYC lawmaker. He claimed as recently as February that the homosexual community controls the New York City Council. He once battled against the citys hosting the Gay Games, an LGBTQ sports competition, saying the participating athletes are likely to be already infected with AIDS or can return home with the virus and that the event would teach children that homosexuality is O.K., that it is not immoral or sinful behavior. In 2016, as Democrats flocked to Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, Díaz was escorting Ted Cruz around the Bronx. Its a good guess (he never said this, but its an assumption based on his politics; hes been supportive of Trump) that hed rather vote for Donald Trump than impeach him.
I call him Lucifer, said Gerson Borrero, the former editor-in-chief of El Diaro La Prensa, New York Citys largest Spanish-language newspaper. Its hard to beat him.
https://www.thenation.com/article/ruben-diaz-congress-aoc/
MagickMuffin
(15,952 posts)Just because he is running for a democratic party placement, he IS NOT a democrat.
I hope someone else decides to throw in their hat in the ring to counter this offensive person.