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In debate, Latimer charges Bowman favors only Black and brown constituents
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| Contributor | E Pluribus Unum |
| Last Edited | E Pluribus Unum Jun 13, 2024 05:29pm |
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| Author | Austin C. Jefferson |
| News Date | Thursday, June 13, 2024 06:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | During a fiery debate hosted by Spectrum News NY1 on Wednesday night, Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer accused one another of failing to care about their constituents. With early voting in the Democratic primary beginning in days, there’s no doubt how Bowman and Latimer feel about each other.
During the debate, Bowman accused Latimer of ignoring Black and brown communities in Westchester. “Just because you have a few Black friends doesn’t make you anti-racist,” he said.
Latimer fired back by arguing that Bowman has been too focused on Black and brown communities in the 16th Congressional District, forgetting the rest of his constituents in the process.
“You’re nowhere to be found,” Latimer said. “You talk about the needs of part of the district, and you completely ignore them. You don’t mention Asians. You don’t mention people who are not Black or brown. There’s a whole district, Jamaal, that you’ve ignored, and the district knows you’ve ignored it. That’s why you only have 31% in the last poll.” |
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