By Susan Arbetter City of Albany PUBLISHED 6:44 PM ET Jul. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:44 PM EDT Jul. 06, 2021
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While Buffalo saw the election of a democratic socialist during its mayoral primary last month, New York City will likely elect a more middle-of-the-road Democrat to the same position.
As of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the Associated Press projected moderate Eric Adams as the winner over Kathryn Garcia in that city s primary race for mayor.
Sochie Nnaemeka, director of the New York State Working Families Party, explained to
Capital Tonight why she believes an upstate city elected a progressive.
“What we’ve seen across the state is that voters are hungry for community leaders who are connected to their families, who have been vouched for by their neighbors, and who are going out aggressively to talk to every voter a