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Faso complains about Delgado volunteers from New York City

Sep 16, 2018 12:05 am
A busload of Democrats came from New York City to Kingston Sept. 15 to canvas and make phone calls for Antonio Delgado in his election against incumbent Republican John Faso in New York's 19th Congressional District. Faso, on Twitter, seemed upset about that fact. "Our campaign relies on #NY19 volunteers, whereas @DelgadoforNY19 is bussing Democratic-Socialists up from Manhattan. Speaks volumes. We need a Congressman who fights and makes a difference for #NY19, not NYC interests." There is no evidence from Faso, or anywhere else WGXC could find, that the bus was full of "Democratic-Socialists." The group Vote Blue 2018 put the bus trip together, and according to their Facebook page, is, "Dedicated to illustrating the reasons why we need to turn Congress Democratic in the November... elections. Help end governance by sabotage!" Faso's claim seems to be, at the least, a large exaggeration.