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BY ROBERT PRESS
Election Day Predictions
There should be no election day surprises here in the Bronx as the Bronx election day was held in September. The only surprises will be how big do certain candidates win on election day. The usual victory for Democrats has been 90 percent or better, but that was in the past. We have seen a Republican break the 30 percent margin last year, and even the long established Democrat are barely breaking 80 percent now.
We hope that this year we have made a difference in our September primary work in dethroning long established leaders who lost contact with their constituents. Our work with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the 14th Congressional District, and John Perez in the 87th Assembly District are proof of what was done. While John Perez is now the District Leader from the 87th A.D. bigger things are on the way.
In the 34th State Senate district the new State Senator Alessandra Biaggi was not a surprise to us. we predicted a 52 - 48 percent victory for her, and again we were right on the numbers. State Senator Biaggi won by 53.5 - 46.5 percent.
On election Day there will be three ballot proposals, and with the Blue Wave all three may just pass. Coming up in the new year will be the special election to fill the vacant NYC Public Advocate who has been elected to the position of New York State Attorney General. A few names have announced already, and several more names should be added to the list of candidates. It is to early to predict a winner there, but by mid March we should know who the new Public Advocate is. Once the seat becomes vacant City Council Speaker Corey Johnson becomes not only the Speaker of the council, but also the Public Advocate until the new Public Advocate is sworn in. We would not be surprised to see Speaker Johnson's name in the special election.
Don't forget to vote on election day.
