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Everything to Know About the Julia Salazar Controversies
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Sep 09, 2018 12:11am |
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| Category | Perspective |
| Author | Gabriella Paiella |
| News Date | Friday, September 7, 2018 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | What do claims about a fabricated identity, the Democratic Socialists of America, and former Mets player Keith Hernandez have in common?
They’re all part of the controversy unfolding around New York state senate candidate Julia Salazar. When Salazar’s campaign for State Senate started, it seemed like a compelling — if relatively minor — local politics story. Salazar, a 27-year-old Latina DSA member, was challenging a 16-year incumbent from the left, running on a platform that focused mostly on the unglamorous but urgent issue of expanded tenant’s rights and subway reform. (She also supports single-payer health care, abolishing ICE, and decriminalizing sex work.) Then Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won, and the similarities between their backgrounds and ideologies led to a wave of attention and support toward Salazar’s campaign. |
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