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Related: About this forumBill de Blasio Praises Charlie Rangel Challenger
BY JILL COLVIN AND COLIN CAMPBELL
Mayor Bill de Blasio this afternoon praised one of Congressman Charlie Rangels primary challengers, the Pastor Michael Walrond, but said it is too early to take sides in the race.
I think the world of Pastor Walrond. He is a good friend, Mr. de Blasio told Politicker when asked about his relationship with Mr. Walrond at an unrelated Harlem press conference.
I have not talked to him since his announcement. I look forward to talking to him, he added.
Mr. Walrond is a member of the mayors transition committee and was an early de Blasio endorser in the mayors race when much of the Harlem political establishment, including Mr. Rangel, backed rival Democrat Bill Thompson. Mr. Rangel, who is seeking his 23rd term representing Upper Manhattan, is also expected to face State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who came close to unseating him in 2012.
http://politicker.com/2014/02/bill-de-blasio-praises-charlie-rangel-challenger/
sabbat hunter
(6,825 posts)Pastor Michael Walrond running because I do not think any ordained minister/rabbi/iman/etc should run for office. Be it Pat Robertson, Jesse Jackson, or Mike Huckabee or Michael Walrond.
We have a separation of church and state, and IMHO that means religious leaders should not run for office, and I will not support them if they do.