Tag: Brannan, Justin L

Early Voting Begins in New York: Here’s What to Know

Election Day is still several days away, but voters in New York can get a head start on Saturday, when early voting begins. There are some interesting New York City Council races on the ballot. One features two sitting council members who are fighting bitterly over a redrawn district in southern Brooklyn; one of the […]

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In a Democratic District, Can a Party Defector Get Elected?

At a public housing complex in Coney Island, Brooklyn, a powerful Democratic councilman sought to quickly make the case for why voters should reject his opponent. “He was elected as a Democrat,” the councilman, Justin Brannan, said to a resident. “But he sold us out and became a Trump Republican.” Until recently, that simple argument […]

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