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PJ Gach's avatar

BTW, you don't have to use ranked voting when you vote in the primary, any New York Primary for that matter. When I voted in the NYC primary last week, I asked the poll workers if I was obligated to do ranked voting or if I could only vote for one candidate. I was informed that ranked voting is an OPTION.

Personally, I am not going to do ranked voting as its like awarding participation trophies. Just because you show up, doesn't mean you get a prize.

As an FYI, I loosely worked with Cuomo years ago. Aside from being a screamer -- we already knew that, he was professional, and went over and above to assist the nonprofit he was affiliated with; housing is a cause he deeply believes in. Did he yell at me, yep. I survived. I'm a New Yorker, I'm used to yelling.

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Rachel Weingarten's avatar

Excellent point! I didn't use the ranked voting either. And you are a zillion percent right about it feeling like participation trophies!

You worked with everyone! ZOMG. Thanks for the personal details, it helps humanize the process. We don't love him, we might just be stuck with him.

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PJ Gach's avatar

Honestly, he's a really nice person who cares about everyone. I've seen him in action.

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Rachel Weingarten's avatar

I've been holding a grudge because of the grandparents during the pandemic. But this is HUGELY helpful <3

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PJ Gach's avatar

He was following governmental guidelines. It's not like he made up the rules.

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