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September 4, 2009
Looking at the weekly newspaper endorsements: James, Thies, Skaller, plus some contradictions
Atlantic Yards Report
Well, the endorsements from Brooklyn's major weeklies (Brooklyn Paper and Courier-Life, plus Ledger/Star and Caribbean Life) are out and there are some (relative) surprises:
- three endorsements for incumbent Letitia James in the 35th District and none for challenger Delia Hunley-Adossa
- two endorsements for Even Thies in the 33rd District and one for Steve Levin
- two endorsements for Josh Skaller in the 39th District and one for John Heyer (and none for Brad Lander).
Clearly, the Atlantic Yards issue isn't dispositive; otherwise the Brooklyn Paper would not have endorsed AY opponent James as well as proponent Heyer.
Clearly, the issue of independence from the county Democratic Party isn't dispositive; otherwise, the Courier-Life wouldn't have endorsed reformer Skaller as well as Levin, chief of staff to party boss Vito Lopez. (Skaller's an AY opponent, Levin a fence-sitting supporter.)
Posted by eric at September 4, 2009 9:46 AM