'When We Organize, We Win': Ocasio-Cortez Joins India Walton at Rally in Buffalo
A line outside Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York on Saturday stretched all the way down a city block and around the corner as residents arrived for an early voting rally hosted by Democratic candidate for mayor India Walton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other progressive leaders
Walton ran in the primary against incumbent Mayor Byron Brown, a Democrat with close ties to real estate developers in Buffalo who refused to debate his challenger and has since launched a write-in campaign which has had significant support from the right.
In recent days, Walton has won endorsements from New York Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who replaced Andrew Cuomo, a close ally of Brown's, has so far not endorsed either candidate.
On Saturday, The Buffalo News reported that under the Brown administration, the city's urban renewal agency has given $20 million in public funds to the mayor's contributors as well as awarding exclusive development rights to some of his donors, without going through a public bidding process.
"This is corruption at its finest," said Walton on social media. "Federal money meant to serve our community has gone to line the mayor’s pockets. We cannot afford another four years of corruption at City Hall."
To the crowd at the early voting rally, Walton said, "When we organize, we win
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ought to look at the history of Milwaukee, which had Socialist mayors for years. I remember the last of them, Frank Zeidler, quite well. He was mayor during my teens and was quite well thought of. Milwaukee ran well then. It was after two party rule that it went to hell. It's had Democratic mayors and a bunch of White Repugs from the south and west sides and wealthier areas since. And then there was that asinine county sheriff. 