Confusion After New York Democrats Facebook Page Endorses Brooklyn Council Candidate
City Council candidate Steven Patzer (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)
The Facebook page is called “New York Democrats.” Its profile picture is an official-looking blue “D,” and its administrator posts multiple times per day, updating its roughly 1,800 followers on political events and legislators’ birthdays.
In late December, the page made an announcement:
“The New York Democrats facebook group proudly endorses Steven D. Patzer for candidate for city council District 47,” a post from December 27th said. The post highlighted Patzer’s community service during the coronavirus pandemic, and said “there wasn’t a grandma or grandpa in his district that was without a number to call when they were homebound.”