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New York Democrat refuses to concede House primary election, alleges ‘black voter suppression’
Fox News ^
| June 25 2020
| Dom Calicchio
Posted on 06/25/2020 11:11:11 PM PDT by knighthawk
A New York state lawmaker who sought to replace a retiring member of Congress refused to concede defeat Thursday following Tuesdays Democratic primary, claiming the election was plagued by intentional black voter suppression.
State Assemblyman Michael Blake, an African-American candidate, finished in second place in the 15th Congressional District contests in-person ballot count, the New York Daily News reported.
The top finisher was New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres, who is also African-American.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 15thdistrict; democrat; democrats; domcalicchio; michaelblake; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkdailynews; primary; ritchietorres; votersuppression
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To: Eleutheria5
In NY City...the accusation probably would be that the Puerto Ricans did the suppressing.
To: fieldmarshaldj
Ritchie Torres, on the other hand, greased em with Astroglide. Or... lots of KY jelly.
To: knighthawk
Maybe the winner was slightly less black.
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posted on
06/26/2020 4:02:56 AM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: knighthawk
Well, Blake is certainly darker than Torres, but, is he blacker ? LOL
Sorry, Blake, Torres is Puerto Rican, Black and Gay. Blake, your plain old blackness aint cutting it in the diverse world !
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posted on
06/26/2020 4:03:11 AM PDT
by
csvset
(tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
To: philippa
I cant tell the difference anymore between the Babylon Bee and real news.
That's because there is no difference anymore.
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posted on
06/26/2020 4:35:01 AM PDT
by
DivineMomentsOfTruth
("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
To: knighthawk
So great when the Rats assault each other with their BS.
This story is awesome.
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posted on
06/26/2020 4:41:18 AM PDT
by
romanesq
(Flubro, from the people who brought you the stupidity of grifters & the letter Q)
To: csvset
Blake should have self-identified as queer too.
That would have made him more acceptable to the NY CommiecRAT base.
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posted on
06/26/2020 4:58:13 AM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Make American Intelligence Great Again.)
To: knighthawk
State Assemblyman Michael BlakeIs that pronounced "Bla-kay"?
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posted on
06/26/2020 5:01:11 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: knighthawk
So then, let me get this straight. This guy came in second in voting and now claims “Black Voter Suppression” Yet both he and the Person who won are both Black. Is it me, or is there something wrong with this!!!!!
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posted on
06/26/2020 5:10:48 AM PDT
by
RollingThunder
(LIBERAL:Lying, Ignorant, Brain-dead,Egotistical, Repulsive, Asinine, Loser!!!!!)
To: DivineMomentsOfTruth
You’re right, there isn’t.
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posted on
06/26/2020 5:14:08 AM PDT
by
philippa
To: jmcenanly
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posted on
06/26/2020 5:16:22 AM PDT
by
philippa
To: knighthawk
Another sad case of melanin poisoning.
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posted on
06/26/2020 5:17:29 AM PDT
by
Brooklyn Attitude
(In America 2.0, blacks are sacred and can do no wrong.)
To: metmom
Almost every headline reads like satire, these days.
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posted on
06/26/2020 5:19:27 AM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
To: Jane Long
Yeah, The Babylon Bee is being run out of business by reality.
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posted on
06/26/2020 6:13:09 AM PDT
by
metmom
( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
To: knighthawk
He is being advised by Georgia governor, Stacey Abrams.
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posted on
06/26/2020 6:30:54 AM PDT
by
GnuThere
To: pepsionice
Or the Chinese and Koreans. You never know what those people are up to, so inscrutable, and they’re all racists. Sonny Carson of blessed memory said so./sarc and horse laugh.
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posted on
06/26/2020 7:32:18 AM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
("SHUT UP!" he explained.)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
The top finisher was New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres, who is also African-American.
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posted on
06/26/2020 7:51:15 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: datura
Black voter suppression resulting in a black victor in the race.
Yup, definitely black voter suppression....
______________________________________________
In the South Bronx, NY, NY.
And the loser is a DNC official.
And it will take weeks because mail-in votes.
Let’s just have a cage match.
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posted on
06/26/2020 9:29:01 AM PDT
by
reformedliberal
(Make yourself less available)
To: DivineMomentsOfTruth
That's because there is no difference anymore. Babylon Bee articles are more intelligent.
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posted on
06/26/2020 9:53:07 AM PDT
by
gogeo
(It isn't just time to open America up again: It's time to be America again.)
To: Eleutheria5
In Demonrat locales, it ain’t who does the voting. It’s who does the COUNTING.
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posted on
06/26/2020 1:49:04 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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