Ritchie Torres appears to have held off Rubén Díaz Sr., the anti-gay conservative favored to win, in a New York Democratic race that splintered the progressive left.
’s surprise 2018 upset in the neighboring congressional district. Those forces ultimately rallied behind Samelys López, a 40-year-old housing organizer whose story of childhood poverty and homelessness added heft to her unflinchingly socialist policy platform.
Buoyed by high-profile endorsements from Black leaders such as Rep. James Clyburn and the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Blake, so far has held a firm second place, with just over 19% of in-person ballots. to voters. Often the subject of media gawking for his penchant for wearing cowboy hats and bolo ties, the Puerto Rico-born preacher built a vast patronage network in New York City’s northernmost borough. In the early 1990s, he parlayed his influence in churches
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