{"id":463615,"date":"2022-06-16T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T03:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/democratic-lg-candidates-clash-in-only-debate-before-june-28-vote\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T03:00:08","slug":"democratic-lg-candidates-clash-in-only-debate-before-june-28-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democratic-lg-candidates-clash-in-only-debate-before-june-28-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democratic LG candidates clash in only debate before June 28 vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dbd9d323b9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dbd9d323b9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democratic-lg-candidates-clash-in-only-debate-before-june-28-vote\/#%E2%80%9CDemocratic_LG_candidates_clash_in_only_debate_before_June_28_vote%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Democratic LG candidates clash in only debate before June 28 vote&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDemocratic_LG_candidates_clash_in_only_debate_before_June_28_vote%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Democratic LG candidates clash in only debate before June 28 vote&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Antonio Delgado fended off attacks from progressive activist Ana Maria Archila in the only televised debate ahead of the June 28 Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor.<\/p>\n<p>Archila criticized Delgado over his \u201clack of independence\u201d from Gov. Kathy Hochul, who <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed him to the position just weeks ago after a scandal forced the resignation of his predecessor, Brian Benjamin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe lieutenant governor should not be standing quietly in the background,\u201d Archila said.<\/p>\n<p>But Delgado repeatedly said he would follow the lead of his running mate, including on key issues such as gun violence, overtime for farmworkers and a controversial bill regulating cryptocurrency mining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know the governor is already working with [her] legal team to figure out how \u2026 we can sharply respond,\u201d Delgado said of an impending Supreme Court decision that will likely invalidate longstanding state law on carrying concealed weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22159646940558.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Antonio Delgado\" class=\"wp-image-22681679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22159646940558.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22159646940558.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22159646940558.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/AP22159646940558.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Delgado was tapped by Hochul as the state\u2019s next lieutenant governor. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Delgado had a more cordial discussion with the third candidate in the race, former City Councilwoman Diana Reyna, who went easy on Delgado while directing her fire at Archila throughout the 90-minute debate hosted by Spectrum <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has been playing the inside <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>,\u201d Reyna said of Archila, whose campaign has been endorsed and supported with resources by lefty advocacy groups like the Working Families Party and Tenants PAC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElected officials are endorsing her,\u201d thundered Reyna at another point, inspiring online mockery from elected officials who have backed Archila.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you for calling me special, Diana!\u201d state Sen. Gustavo Rivera <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYSenatorRivera\/status\/1537239127682596864?s=20&amp;t=cUs7LCZBnwxkyCz5w-iiKA\">tweeted<\/a> in response.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reyna, who also served as a deputy Brooklyn borough president, has raised less money and received fewer endorsements than her opponents while running alongside gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Tom Suozzi.<\/p>\n<p>Delgado has solidified his status as the frontrunner in the race, with millions more to spend while <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/ny-state-of-politics\/2022\/06\/15\/delgado-picks-up-2-key-labor-unions-ahead-of-spectrum-news-1-debate\">receiving backing from powerful groups<\/a> and elected officials in recent days like 32BJ SEIU.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>But Archila tried to minimize such advantages by bashing him, along with Reyna, for accepting donations from corporate interests like the real estate industry.<\/p>\n<p>Reyna and Delgado meanwhile exchanged softball questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s your strategy to make sure that you are able to find common ground with folks?\u201d Delgado asked Reyna before she inquired about his strategies for battling opioid addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Reyna has attacked Delgado on the campaign trail over issues like his identity as an Afro-Latino while not bringing up such topics Wednesday night. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis whole career he\u2019s been silent on Latino issues,\u201d she told the Post in early May. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Representatives of the Delgado and Reyna campaigns denied to the Post that there was any truce between the two candidates, who have run on relatively moderate policy platforms compared to their lefty firebrand rival.<\/p>\n<p>The race is the first statewide campaign for all three candidates who stumbled at times during their time on stage.<\/p>\n<p>Delgado thanked debate moderator Susan Arbetter by calling her \u201cSuzanne\u201d seconds into the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Reyna failed to name a favorite author and also flubbed the name of the Legislative Office Building in Albany while bragging about her experience in the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ruling is not what I\u2019m focused on,\u201d she said of the likely Supreme Court decision on concealed carry, which could lead to drastically more guns in public places within the Empire State.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Archila appeared to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZachReports\/status\/1537215852482809856?s=20&amp;t=cUs7LCZBnwxkyCz5w-iiKA\">conflate assault weapons<\/a> with semi-automatic rifles at one point in a debate where she made a curious claim about firearms more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery illegal gun was once legal,\u201d she added despite the fact that 3D-printed guns are illegal in New York.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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