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Aug 24, 2022 10 tweets 6 min read Read on X
Yesterday, we won.

We ended last night with a 58% majority, winning by more than 26 percentage points.

Neighborhoods across Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens resoundingly elected a 27-year-old socialist Latina to office. ImageImage
Thanks to you, our movement beat more than a million dollars in money meant to stop us.

Our collective victory showed that our power as democratic socialists isn't just safe, it's growing. Image
And we want to thank each and every one of you for making this victory possible, whether you joined us on Election Day or have been with us since March.

✅ 700+ volunteers
✅ 2,400+ individual donations
✅ 50+ progressive unions, orgs, and local electeds Image
Importantly, we didn't just stop real estate money in @DemSocialists strongholds like Astoria and Greenpoint.

We multiplied our strength to show once and for all that socialism is here to stay.

And we expanded our movement across New York, from Manhattan to the Hudson Valley. Image
In Brooklyn, we won by a shocking 65 percentage points, winning four to one.

In Queens, we won by an incredible 40 percentage points, winning two to one. Image
In Manhattan — the plurality of the vote — we won neighborhoods like StuyTown against the odds and elected our first-ever @nycDSA candidate to the borough.

This would not have been possible without the many incredible volunteers from Team @illapaNYC, and we're very proud that. Image
At the same time in Flatbush, @David4BK's team weakened a powerful, long-seated incumbent with one of the largest and most robust campaigns @nycDSA has built to date, knocking on more than 130,00 doors and raising more than $300,000.

That work not only grew our power long-term, but saw real and direct consequences for working people. Because of @David4BK's electoral threat, #BuildPublicRenewables passed the state Senate in last June.

And we'll be back to make it law next year.

Altogether, thousands of volunteers powered and grew our movement this year despite an unprecedented flood of real estate money meant to stop us.

We did this work together because we believe that a better future isn't just possible, but already underway. Last night showed that.
Thank you for building this with us. Our work continues, and we'll keep organizing until working people have power over our own futures.

We'll pass bills like #GoodCause and #BuildPublicRenewables. Not someday, but next year.

And socialism will win, because #WeMakeNewYork.🌹

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Jul 11, 2022
Today at midnight, we have our first and by far our biggest filing deadline. 🧵

We have just over 12 hours to prove that working people have power in numbers, power we can beat an entrenched ruling class with.

Can you donate $27 by midnight?

secure.actblue.com/donate/kristen… "Filing deadline tonight at midnight" with Kristen
Unlike most campaigns, this filing deadline covers seven months of political campaigning.

There's a lot of money in this race, and all that money (and public information like where it came from) will be on the table after tomorrow.
Our opponent, Elizabeth Crowley, is relying on the usual suspects for a massive fundraising haul: members of her family's dying political dynasty — like former Congressman Joe Crowley, ousted by @AOC — and the corporate lobbyists they're accountable to. Joe Crowley's $7,500-ticket fundraiser for Elizabeth Crowley
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Jul 9, 2022
Hello to our 1,000 🆕 followers!

My name is Kristen Gonzalez. I’m a tech worker, organizer & democratic socialist running for state Senate to fight for the future we deserve. Our movement includes @nycDSA, @NYWFP, @1199SEIU, @AOC, and more.

Here’s how you can help us win. 🧵
There are 3⃣ easy actions you can take to build our movement.

1⃣ Fund our fight. 🫰

Our big filing deadline is Monday, and we’re not taking a dollar of corporate or polluter money. We reach voters through small donations from you.

Donate $27 here 💛: secure.actblue.com/donate/kristen…
2⃣ Stay in touch. 💌

Get campaign updates like new merch and big, upcoming events by joining our newsletter, and join us on Instagram if you haven't already.

Sign up here 💌: bit.ly/kristenemail

Follow us here 📷: instagram.com/gonzalez4ny/
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