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Dianne Morales scoops up more NYC mayoral endorsements as Scott Stringer's allies ditch him
New York Daily NewsTwo Brooklyn political clubs endorsed former nonprofit executive Dianne Morales for mayor after ditching city Comptroller Scott Stringer amid allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, which describes itself as the largest LGBTQ political group in the borough, and the Park Slope-based Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats provided the new endorsements for Morales.
Those could help make her the local progressive movement’s candidate of choice in the packed contest as Stringer’s campaign remains in free fall.
The Brooklyn clubs were following in the footsteps of numerous other lefty groups in taking back their endorsements of Stringer. Supporters including the Working Families Party and several high-profile lawmakers ditched the comptroller over bombshell allegations he groped and pressured a campaign volunteer to have sex with him years ago.
Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, which describes itself as the largest LGBTQ political group in the borough, and the Park Slope-based Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats provided the new endorsements for Morales.
Those could help make her the local progressive movement’s candidate of choice in the packed contest as Stringer’s campaign remains in free fall.
The Brooklyn clubs were following in the footsteps of numerous other lefty groups in taking back their endorsements of Stringer. Supporters including the Working Families Party and several high-profile lawmakers ditched the comptroller over bombshell allegations he groped and pressured a campaign volunteer to have sex with him years ago.
