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May 24, 2006
Nick Perry is outta here
The last few weeks have been quite interesting for NY State Assemblymember Nick Perry, a candidate for the 11th District US Congressional seat.
Perry scraped the bottom of the barrel to smear his opponents in a push poll, failed to get traction with the local political clubs, flip-flopped on the Brennan Atlantic Yards bill after ACORN arm twisting, then dropped out.
Translation:
He spent too much money to figure out that people outside of his district have no clue who he is, except for those Atlantic Yards critics who were going to paint him as a Ratner stooge. In a crowded field of African-American candidates, there really wasn't any point to continue the campaign.
Here's the coverage of Perry's withdrawl:
Room Eight, Is Nick Perry finally pulling out?
The Politicker, Perry Drops Out
The Real Estate Observer, Nick, We Hardly Knew Ye
The NY Times, House Candidate Withdraws, Afraid of Splitting Black Vote
NoLandGrab's amateur assessment: That leaves Atlantic Yards critic Chris Owens running against a troika of Bruce Ratner supporters: Carl Andrews, Yvette Clarke, and, we hate to say it, even David Yassky.
David Yassky has carefully sketched out a vague position on the project, though he has voiced serious concerns. A recent development might indicate how Yassky's position has evolved — three out of the four African-Americans who have publicly voiced support for Yassky are signatories to Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards Community Benefits Agreement. Coincidence? We think not.
Posted by lumi at May 24, 2006 7:35 AM