State Sen. Adriano Espaillat went to the poll station with an entourage that stretched 4 generations—his mother, his son, and 4 month old grandson, Ulysses.
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel in the congressional Democratic primary, on the heels of a poll that showed Rangel slightly ahead.
Adriano Espaillat and incumbent congressman Charles Rangel had harsh words for each other during the one-hour debate at Brooklyn’s Lehman College, despite few disagreements on substantive issues.
Harlem’s Congressional primaries heated up on Wednesday, with Charlie Rangel’s top challenger accusing the senior lawmaker of neglecting the district’s economy.
Less than a decade ago, U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel tore through any opponents in his re-election campaigns, stalking through the primaries and pouncing on double-digit victories that returned him to the House of Representatives time and time again for more than 40 years.