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New York Primary Election Results: 16th Congressional District - The New York Times
Jamaal Bowman defeats Eliot Engel New York'''s 16th District: results - Business Insider
Another establishment incumbent bites the dust in a crushing, nearly 2 : 1 upset defeat; good riddance. Besides lying about his presence in his district during the COVID-19 crisis, Engels decisively showed his true colours when he infamously stated that "If I didn't have a primary I wouldn't care" regarding his clear and evident lack of genuine interest in addressing his constituents on the hot button, exceedingly relevant issues of racial injustice in policing; something his district was and is impacted by in particular. Likewise those Democrats who vigourously endorsed him even after this disgusting admission came to light have also revealed their true alignment and priorities, showing they prize the continued dominance of their Third Way/New Democrat neoliberal sub-faction in Washington over decency, principle and voter representation, while outing their claims to support policing reform as at best secondary to the continuity of their power and at worst hollow lip service: Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi (the latter of which shamelessly danced around Engel's comments when pressed on them in delivering her endorsement).
Congratulations to Jamaal Bowman, and as he himself said in his rousing victory speech: "I can't wait to get to DC and cause problems for those maintaining the status quo."
Jamaal Bowman defeats Eliot Engel New York'''s 16th District: results - Business Insider
New York Times said:Eliot Engel faces one of the stiffest challenges of his decades-long career as Jamaal Bowman rides a wave of progressive support. Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi lined up behind Mr. Engel, while Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders backed Mr. Bowman.
Grace Panetta said:Rep. Eliot Engel, who has served in Congress since 1989 and chairs the powerful House Foreign Relations Committee, lost his seat in a stunning upset from Jamaal Bowman, a former middle school principal in the Bronx and first-time political candidate running as a progressive reformer on a platform of increasing investment in education, healthcare, and green energy.
The current 16th District that Engel represents includes parts of the Bronx and Westchester County, including the suburbs of Yonkers, Scarsdale, and New Rochelle.
Engel's troubles started mounting this spring after The Atlantic caught him and his aides contradicting each other about where Engel had been during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While Engel told the outlet he had quarantined "in both places," his spokeswoman told The Atlantic that he had entirely ridden out the pandemic at his residence in Maryland and hadn't set foot in his district — which was one of the hardest hit by the pandemic — at all.
Then, at a news conference dedicated to racism and police brutality in the Bronx, Engel pleaded with Bronx borough president Ruben Díaz Jr. to speak when he hadn't previously been scheduled to do so, and loudly proclaimed into the microphone twice in a row that he wouldn't care about being there at all if he didn't have a primary challenger.
Another establishment incumbent bites the dust in a crushing, nearly 2 : 1 upset defeat; good riddance. Besides lying about his presence in his district during the COVID-19 crisis, Engels decisively showed his true colours when he infamously stated that "If I didn't have a primary I wouldn't care" regarding his clear and evident lack of genuine interest in addressing his constituents on the hot button, exceedingly relevant issues of racial injustice in policing; something his district was and is impacted by in particular. Likewise those Democrats who vigourously endorsed him even after this disgusting admission came to light have also revealed their true alignment and priorities, showing they prize the continued dominance of their Third Way/New Democrat neoliberal sub-faction in Washington over decency, principle and voter representation, while outing their claims to support policing reform as at best secondary to the continuity of their power and at worst hollow lip service: Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi (the latter of which shamelessly danced around Engel's comments when pressed on them in delivering her endorsement).
Congratulations to Jamaal Bowman, and as he himself said in his rousing victory speech: "I can't wait to get to DC and cause problems for those maintaining the status quo."
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