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March 14, 2009
Tish vs. Dee: a real battle
Courier-Life Newspapers
by Stephen Witt
Though the Courier's Witt does his best to tar City Council member and outspoken Atlantic Yards opponent with the brush of Brooklyn's disgraced Democratic political machine (despite her distinguished record advocating for her community in the Council, he opts to describe her as "a longtime political operative for former Kings County Democratic boss and convicted felon Clarence Norman"), the truth is that James's declared primary opponent, Delia Hunley-Adossa, is the actual machine candidate — and that machine is the Ratner machine.
While Witt quotes sources who make this race out to be close, James won her last race handily (she took 85% of the primary vote and 88% of the general election vote in 2005). And while Forest City has made an effort to help its favored candidates in past races (anyone remember Tracy Boyland?), given the financial situation at Metrotech, it's hard to imagine that they'll invest significant funds in Hunley-Adossa's campaign.
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Posted by eric at March 14, 2009 12:21 AM