Alice Kryzan is likely to get the WFP line
According to The Buffalo News, people in the Working Families Party are trying to replace Jon Powers’ name on the ballot with Democratic Primary winner Alice Kryzan’s name. This would be a huge boost to her chances, not so much because of the number of votes she would get on the Working Families line, but rather because of the number of votes that Jon Powers would likely receive if he was to remain on the ballot.
Apparently, the move is now possible because Powers has moved out of the state. I can’t find that from any other news source, but if it is true, it is very disappointing. That, combined with his continued inability to just endorse Kryzan, is the kind of thing I would have expected from the Jack Davis campaign. But it seems all too clear now: Powers was in the race mostly for personal ambition and he’s just too bitter about losing to campaign for Alice Kryzan, the only candidate left who shares our values of fairness and equality.
Quoting from The Buffalo News:
James A. Duncan, chairman of the Erie County Working Families Party, said today he expects Kryzan to take over the line because previous candidate Jon Powers has moved out of state. While the State Board of Elections in Albany has not yet received notification from Powers, Duncan said he expects it to arrive soon.
“This certainly is an additional plus for Alice,” he said. “We hope to have this wrapped up by the end of the day.”
He said he expects other Working Families officials in the district and the state party to approve the substitution.
Board of Elections officials said moving out of state is one of only three ways (along with death or election to higher office) in which a congressional candidate can be removed from the ballot.
I can’t figure out what Powers is doing. He doesn’t like the way people voted, so he’s leaving the state? This kind of chicanery should be reserved for Republicans. As a Powers supporter from a different congressional district, this entire post-primary period has been one disappointment after another. It’s just sad.
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You can get off the ballot one of three ways - Die, be elected to a higher office or move out of state.
Dying isn’t all that appealing
No chance to be elected to a higher office.
So, moving out of state is the only option.
I don’t know if I’d go that far with the statement about regards to personal ambition. Certainly I would have expected a resounding endorsement of Kryzan by Powers. (if he did I missed it). But looks like this is over.
I’m disappointed that he hasn’t endorsed Kryzan to my knowledge, but I wouldn’t blame him for moving out of state if it’s for a job. Unless you are rich and running for office, you need a plan B for after the election that involves having an income.
oh, btw - Jon Powers’ Monroe County coordinator said that he was sharing all of Jon’s lists and so forth with the Kryzan campaign and offering full cooperation to help her win. Now, I don’t know if that’s a directive from Jon or his own doing, but it’s positive.
Dear WFP,
Never endorse a candidate until the Democratic primary is over
I don’t think dying gets you off the ballot.
You’ll have to get the election laws changed for that to happen.
[...] you may recall, there was talk a few weeks ago of replacing Jon Powers with Alice Kryzan as the nominee for the Working Families [...]