Young nabs key endorsements
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- October
- 30
With a week to go before Election Day, Mount Vernon mayoral candidate Clinton Young continues to collect endorsements from key Democratic leaders in Westchester. Today, he was endrosed by Rep. Eliot Engel of the Bronx and, most notably, the Black Democrats of Westchester.
“Clinton Young has demonstrated a 25-year track record of being a strong advocate for the residents of Mount Vernon and the County of Westchester,” said David Ford, president of the Black Democrats of Westchester in a statement. “Young has been a personal friend for the last 25 years. I supported him when he ran for the school board and the legislator. This is just a natural progression in his upward movement in politics in Westchester County.”
Clinton, a county legislator, defeated incumbent Mayor Ernie Davis in a Democratic primary. He was already considered a heavy favorite to win the general election and the support of Ford and the Black Democrats of Westchester only strengthen’s Young’s candidacy in Mount Vernon — a mostly Democratic city with a large population of African American voters.
Engel, meanwhile, noted Clinton’s record in the legislature.
“He has an outstanding record representing people in Mount Vernon as a County Legislator, and I know he will do the same outstanding job as mayor,” said Engel, whose district stretches from the Bronx into Westchester and Rockland counties.
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on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 at 11:09 am by Glenn Blain.
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Well, who else would the Democrats endorse other than the Democratic candidate? It would be political suicide to do otherwise. This is news?
Hey Glen Bain, this happened on Saturday, October 27th, not today October 30th. You people at TJN are a bunch of idiots, you can’t even get your dates right. It’s a shame that it took a pointed phone call to Mr. Frederics to get your head out of your okole and post about this endorsement.
ed, you sound about as intellient as the reporters and editors ar TJN. “Politics on the Hudson” is a political blog separate from the news section. It doesn’t have to be a particularly newsworthy item to be posted here.
You ar intellient, too,
Go Clinton. You deserve all of the endorsements. You are the best at what you do and you will be our next mayor. We love you Clint. Keep up the good work.
Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr. – it fits!
The actors will change, but will the movie?
What is meant by that statement anonymous? Please help me to understand.
Mary you dont need no explanation from anonymous cause his name also fits him.