Central Brooklyn Dems hold off on Teachout endorsement
After receiving an endorsement from the Public Employees Federation, gubernatorial hopeful Zephyr Teachout was in Park Slope on Thursday hoping to receive another endorsement — from the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID). However, while the group was expected to endorse Teachout at the Thursday meeting, it held off on making any official announcement.
“In May, before Zephyr got into the race, we took no stance in the governor’s race […] We had a vote where it was either the governor or no endorsement, and it was a tie,” said Bobby Carroll, president of the CBID. “So we decided on no stance. According to our Constitution, we have to give at least two weeks’ notice to have an endorsement, so we can’t vote to have an endorsement on the governor’s race tonight.”
But after hearing Teachout’s stump speech, many members of the CBID wanted to get behind her. Since rules stipulated that they couldn’t vote on Thursday, those members called for an emergency meeting two weeks later, at which they would have another vote.
“If club members want to take the time to have a meeting in the first week of September sometime, then we’ll have a meeting,” Carroll said. “We will discuss a special meeting that will happen possibly the first week of September.”