New: The first Sanders rally since his heart attack will take place near the country's biggest public housing complex, the state's dirtiest power plant and the site where Amazon wanted to put HQ2. Why the Vermont senator chose Western Queens: huffpost.com/entry/bernie-s…
1) Sanders' housing plan is a key point of contrast between him and Warren -- so being near public housing makes sense.
"It was a deliberate choice," says a Sanders aide.
“They’re going to ... try to capture the energy of the housing justice movement here,” @JuliaCarmel__
"It was a deliberate choice," says a Sanders aide.
“They’re going to ... try to capture the energy of the housing justice movement here,” @JuliaCarmel__
@JuliaCarmel__ 2) The Sanders campaign and its surrogates won't explicitly say that *this part* is deliberate, but the location choice is also a juxtaposition with the more upscale setting of Warren's Washington Square Park rally.
@JuliaCarmel__ “It is a symbolic gesture by Bernie ... saying that this is no longer about being in the heart of Manhattan, this is about the working families in the outer boroughs who have been neglected,” @rontkim said. “It’s a metaphor for all Americans who feel neglected by Wall Street.”
@JuliaCarmel__ @rontkim 3) Queensbridge Park is in the shadow of Ravenswood, NY's dirtiest power plant and an example of the environmental injustice visited on public housing residents.
“This backdrop is a beautiful symbol for the Green New Deal,” @PeteSikora1 of @nychange.
“This backdrop is a beautiful symbol for the Green New Deal,” @PeteSikora1 of @nychange.
@JuliaCarmel__ @rontkim @PeteSikora1 @nychange 4) Northwest Queens is the beating heart of left-wing activism in New York City.
Just ask @aoc, @CabanForQueens -- or Jeff Bezos.
Just ask @aoc, @CabanForQueens -- or Jeff Bezos.
