Underdog Suraj Patel called veteran Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler the incumbent president of their party "The Bus.", who accused him of committing the rookie mistake of "throwing down", refused to support's re-election.
On Tuesday night, in his second debate for the Democratic primary for Manhattan's 12th congressional district, hosted by PIX-11, the three candidates shared their veteran experience and I was asked which of the fresh opinions was important in parliament.
"This newcomer on stage is the only person who spent seven days humiliating and throwing President Biden under the bus for his 2024 re-election." Mr Patel said.
Referring to her 76-year-old Maloney, who has been with Congress for her 30 years, he said at his NY1/WNYC debate last week: for re-election.
Meanwhile, his 75-year-old Nadler, who has also served in Congress for 30 years, has no intention of supporting Biden's re-election in 2024, said it was focusing on the midterm elections. answer the questions.
Patel was the only candidate who explicitly endorsed Biden's re-election in last week's debate.
On Tuesday night in Round 2, Patel puts Democrats on the defensive against Republicans who said gaffes are a gift.
Patel, meanwhile,seized the moment to spout exuberantly about the highly unpopular Biden,and make his domestic legislative decision the most accomplished since President Lyndon Johnson. Called deed .
But on Tuesday night, both Maloney and Nadler almost begged for forgiveness from their party standard-bearers, saying they praised Biden and supported his re-election. 37} It's still unclear if Biden, 79, will run for office, but Maloney insists he will.
Maloney and Nadler chair important committees. Maloney will head the oversight board and Nadler will be in charge of the judiciary.
Both argued that their veteran experience and seniority in parliament were invaluable, and despite their age they remained sufficiently competent to be effective legislators. claimed to be
Nadler stumbled during last week's debate, as he delivered his opening remarks, but Tuesday night was sharper.
Nadler said Patel's appearance as a freshman congressman would not match his or Maloney's influence, and that New York would be hurt if he won.
} "Seniority gives influence in Congress. That influence allows us to pass laws and bring resources to the state," Nadler said. "To lose a committee chair is a misfortune for New York. To lose two committee chairs is devastating."
Maloney said: We need experienced people who know how to fight and win in this dangerous time. This is not the time for newcomers. This is the time for our best team to move forward.
The Democrats' unforced gerrymander debacle has left two congressional strongmen Maloney and Jerrold Nadler vying for the same House seat.
A court earlier this year ruled that Democrats engaged in illegal partisan gerrymandering to gain more seats in Congress,and annulled a map that re-set electoral districts. Republican critics derided the illegally drawn re-election districts as "Hochulmanders" becauseGov. Kathy Hochol approved them.
Special Masters assigned by the Court tasked with correcting maps will be assigned to Nadler's Upper West Side Base and Consolidated Maloney's Upper East Side lawn.
Nadler soon announced that he would be running for the 12th CD against Maloney in place of the reorganized 10th District.
Patel is a dark horse looking to upset two of his 70th delegates who have been in Congress since the early 1990s and is his third candidate in this race. .
On the other topic of the hour-long debate, all three candidates said they supported giving the NYPD more federal funding, making a shocking decision to overturn an earlier ruling. In response, he supported packing the U.S. Supreme Court with as many as 13 judges. A ruling establishing federal rights to abortion.
The three candidates also gave Manhattan drivers his $15 billion funding for bus, subway and commuter rail upgrades and improvements. Declared support for proposed congestion charges.
Although they rejected calls to delay the program, they could also push the state-run transportation monolith to offer special fares or other carve-outs to residents of districts that include most of the toll areas.
"Absolutely not. We've been talking about congestion charges for years," Nadler said. "Should have been done ten years ago."
