1/ I am writing here as someone who a) had many roles in political campaigns in NY but gave it up a few years back to expand the work of OJPAC so I know a thing or two and b) as someone who is actively involved in policy as it relates to elected office so I know even more things.
2/ Some of the rhetoric that people are using against @AndrewYang and more so against @ericadamsfornyc as it relates to votes and voters in the Orthodox Jewish community is inflammatory and also false. Yang as being new to the scene has a right to evolve on issues the more info
3/ that he hears and sees. It does’t make him an opportunist or a hack. Having been in elected office a long time, @ericadamsfornyc has had agreements and disagreements as it relates to Orthodox Jews. Agreeing to do the right thing does not mean automatic support; disagreeing
4/ does not mean he is a hater. Policy work is more complex and level-headed than what fits on a meme or in a Twitter thread. Choosing one candidate as a first in rank choice voting does not mean than the number two is not being supported or that she/he should be defamed.
5/ More than once, leaders and voters in the OJ community supported the losing candidate, yet productive long-lasting relationships have been built after the elections. Why? Because leaders and elected people generally understand that advocacy and public service take more than a
6/ a meme or snark. The most important thing that people in a community can do regarding elections is to participate. Vote! Having large numbers even for what it turns out to be the losing candidate is more important than having less numbers for the winning candidate.
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