Rep. Mondale Jones was named Wednesday as the leading candidate to block former House impeachment attorney Dan Goldman in the Democratic elections representing Lower Manhattan and Brownstone Brooklyn. surfaced.
Whether the topic is guns, infectious diseases, or Donald his Trump, Jones is the last frontrunner among the front-runners in the 10th congressional district before the Aug. 23 primary. He took aim squarely at Goldman in his hour-long PIX 11 debate, a showdown between the two.
"New Yorkers deserve progressive champions," said Jones.
"In ignorant millionaires who support abortion restrictions Notopposed to Medicare for All and justendorsed by Donald Trump,," he added - by his former Inquisitor 45th President, Wednesday. one of four references to Tan Yin Chek's endorsement early on in .
"The fact that his opponents actually seem to take him seriously shows how little he knows Donald Trump," said Goldman. retorted.
But Jones' alternative line of attack on Goldman's investments in companies like gun maker Sturm Ruger appeared to be more successful..
The other three candidates on the podium — Rep. Euraine Niou, City Councilman Carlina Rivera and Rep. Jo Ann Simon — tried to keep a low profile while either sticking to policy issues or focusing attention on each other. .
At one point, Rivera accused him of following a progressive Niou backed by the left-leaning Working Families Party for making "property donations" amid debates on inflation.
Rivera also joined Jones in the Goldman acquisition, stating:
This swipe refers to an interview Goldman gave last month to Jewish publication Hamodia in which he consulted with an aide to answer Before changing it, he says he didn't like the restrictions, suggesting he might support some abortion restrictions if elected.
Rivera did not explicitly support the federal takeover of prisons. On troubled Rikers Island, who was also the only candidate to win — one of the rare dissents on a night when candidates expressed mostly agreement on issues like gun rights and immigration reform.
In that sense, Wednesday's debate was a continuation of her August 11th confrontation,and the candidate's similar debate on key issues such as dense pricing and bail reform. emphasized his position.
Since then, Goldman has made the most emerged as a strong candidate. The New York Times—He made a point of referring to Wednesday night.
"Donald Trump doesn't want me in Congress, but The New York Times does," Gold said. "So I hope you'll join me in supporting me," Mann said in a closing statement to voters in dark blue districts. A PIX11/Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll foundGoldman leading the field, with 22% approval, compared to Niu at 17% and Rivera and Jones at 13 each. % was. It represents the suburbs of Rockland and parts of Westchester County.
Simon followed with his 6%, and former Rep. Liz Holtzman was dropped from the debate after gaining just his 4% support in the polls.