WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
By Councilman RubĂ©n DĂaz Sr.
District 18 Bronx County, New York
The Trump Effect
You Should know that President Donald Trump’s policies are starting to take effect on some members of the minority communities.
As you know President Trump has been pointing out, and criticizing the way in which the Democratic Party has, for years, taken the minority communities for granted; especially the African American, Black and Latino Communities.
President Trump has pointed to, as evidence of this fact, the total devastation, and abandon city such as experienced in Detroit, the high crime, murder, and shooting deaths of African American youths on the streets of Chicago, the high unemployment rate, the decay and crumpling public housing, the high number of homelessness, and overcrowded classrooms, in low underperforming public schools, noting that these conditions exists in most urban cities under the control of Democrats in this nation.
President Trump has even indicated that the African Americans are losing jobs, political clout and power and resources due to the increasing influx of the Latino and other immigrants entering the United States.
Due to the Trump effect there are a great number in our communities, Black, Latino, and other lifelong Democrats that have begun an underground movement (# Walk-Away) who have strong sentiments, highly discouraged with the Democratic Party, who are inclined to believe and follow President Trump’s statements. However, given the political climate they are not willing to express their support for Trump publicly from fear of repercussions. I have found that many will speak ill of the President in public, but in private are Trump supporters.
In reading a Daily News article, Monday August 13, 2018, authored by Mr. Kenneth Lovett who is also the Albany News Bureau Chief, I learned that even the Hip-Hop Communities are angry with the Democratic party and they are forming their own political party composed of the African Americans disgusted with the Democrats.
According to Mr. Lovett’s article the Hip Hop Community led by Ms. Jineea Butler is forming their African American political party under the name of “The New American Party” Ms. Butler is the founder of the “Hip Hop Union”. Ms. Jineea Butler has confirmed these rumors stating that she is trying to recruit Hip Hop artists such as LL Cool J., and others. Assisting Ms. Butler’s efforts is Mr. Eric Barrier, who is part of the Hip Hop duo Eric B. and Ramkin.
In our community there are those that believe that the election of the admitted, Socialist Ms. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes, is a result of the peoples sentiments of the Democrats taking the minority vote for granted.
Ms. Ocasio-Cortes was an unknown, 28 year old Puerto Rican woman who defeated a white male, seasoned Democrat, believed to become the next Speaker of the House, Mr. Joseph Crowley, who also took the minority Democratic vote for granted.
The problem with Ocasio-Cortes is that she is doing the same things as the other Democrats. Ms. Ocasio is taking us for granted, believing that once she has won the Democratic primary makes her a shoe in come the general elections. Apparently she has forgotten the district that elected her, and is traveling the nation on interviews instead of preparing herself to beat Crowley. She has forgotten that Congressman Crowley is still in the running, and that even though he is not actively campaigning his name will appear as a candidate for re-election for the New York State “Working Families Party”.
We all know that once you are the Democratic Party Candidate you may be safe. But some are saying that after getting to know more about Ms. Ocasio-Cortes and her admission of being a devoted socialist, they may be inclined to jump the line and re-elect Mr. Joe Crowley on the “Working Families Party” line, come November 6, and that will be due to the Trump Effect.
I am Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz and this is what you should know.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
It is a shame that since the Bronx Democratic County organization backed the losing white male candidate in a majority minority district that they send out the 'Old Pit Bull' to stir up trouble. The oldest member of the Bronx delegation who is no stranger to Republican candidates running for office is now saying that the white Queens Democratic County Leader who is running on the Working Families Party line could defeat the Latina choice of the Democratic Party on November 6th.
Yes the current City Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz Sr. who stood with Republican candidate for Governor Rob Astorino on East 149th Street, and broke bread not with the winning Republican candidate for President, but one of the also rans is saying that the choice of the Democratic Party can lose in November. Ms. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated the Queens Democratic County Leader in the 14th Congressional Primary, and said Queens Democratic County Leader had said that he would support Ms. Ocasio-Cortez in November. That is the job of a Democratic county leader, to support the winner of the Democratic Primary, not a candidate running on a non Democratic party line.
So why is the Queens Democratic County Leader running on the Working Families Party line, and why Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz Sr. do you think that the Queens Democratic County Leader can win on a party line other than the Democratic Party line? Has this soon to be former congressman moved to the Bronx and to your council district? Or are you telling us that the Bronx Democratic County Leader is going to support a candidate running on the Working Families Party line over the candidate of the Democratic Party?
By the way Councilman Rev. Diaz Sr., you spell Ocasio-Cortez with a 'Z' at the end, not an 'S'. That is what you need to know.
