Dozens of people are here outside the Queens Dems HQ in Forest Hills rallying against the primary endorsement process. The Dems are says to be endorsing a BP and presidential candidate this am.
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"Today we are United behind a transparent, inclusive process," says Moumita Ahmed who is running for district leader. "Let Queens decide!' Handful of grassroots groups are out here like this rainy am.
DLs include local electeds like , , . Just spotted headed into the MTG.
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Two BP candidates -- CM Donovan Richards and Assemb. Alicia Hyndman -- seeking the Dems endorsement are here inside the Queens Dems MTG.
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On cm Costa Constantinides, who is also running for BPband spoke out against this last minute MTG on Twitter, says "you can't want to change the rules in the middle of the game that you participated in"
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Mtg about to start, dozens of DLs assembled. Looks like enough to constitute a quorum
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There's a toddler watching a baby shark video at this MTG. Priorities.
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Big news. Hyndman has decided to step down in the BP race.
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Here's she is, stepping down.
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says no one in county leadership asked her to step down, says you need more than SE Queens (which she reps) to win this race. Says exiting the race is "bittersweet"
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CM Richards up now, says "it's going to be a lot of work" in the BP race ahead.
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"We got too many issues to be divided," says, on the "narratives" of progressives vs. establishment, is running down things he's going to work on as BP.
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"We cannot continue to have a divided borough," says. Especially thanks Meeks, Reich and Bolz-- heads of the party. And his mom.
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CM Richards just gave what sounded like an acceptance speech before the district leaders voted.
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Meeks now places his name for nomination. Asks if there are by other individuals the district leaders would like to nominate. "The other candidates have indicated publicly they did not want or seek the nomination", Meeks says.
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Voice vote. No one opposes. Three abstentions- including Hiram Monseratte and Sonia Harvey.
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Word is the BP special election will take place in March.
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Hiram Monseratte asking why Meeks is asking only about who wants to be a delegate for presidential candidate Joe Biden. Meeks clarifies they are not yet nominating a candidate for president.
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Post MTG, district leader , one of a trio who chose not to vote said the endorsement process is "flawed. "We should not be hear to hear what someone else decided... What we had here was a decision made before the body cane together."
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As per , city law requires a special election to be called within 3 days after a vacancy. Queens BP Melinda Katz exits office 12.31 to head to her new role as Queens DA
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