Self-proclaimed democratic socialist Salazar was first a registered Republican

[TexasTowelie]

ALBANY — Self-proclaimed democratic socialist Julia Salazar, who is running for state Senate from Brooklyn, was a registered Republican before moving to New York and only became a Dem a year ago, records show.

The first-time candidate also has barely voted. Until last year, she hadn’t gone to the polls since 2010, while living in Florida, records show.

Salazar, 27, is part of a wave of registered Democrats who identify as socialists in the footsteps of Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent of Vermont.

But for Salazar, the transition to Democrat is relatively new.

She registered as a Republican in December 2008, when she turned 18 while in Florida. After moving to New York to attend Columbia University, Salazar registered in March 2010 — not as a Democrat, but with the state Independence Party, mistakenly thinking, like many others, that it meant unaffiliated voters, her campaign spokesman said.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-lovett-salazar-dilan-socialist-nixon-ocasio-cortez-20180720-story.html#

[ehrnst]

1. Interesting. (nt)

[murielm99]

2. Everyone needs to read this.

Few are fooled by Salazar.

[George II]

3. Well what do you know.

This also points out the confusion in NYS primaries this year, possibly suppressing turnout back in June.

Salazar is running in a "state" primary, so it takes place in September. Other Federal primaries (as in the 14th CD) for the first time I can recall (correct me if I'm wrong) were held in a separate primary back in June.

Many voters were unaware of the existence of two primaries, and with the publicity of the primary for Governor in September being the big story. As a result turnout was unusually low.

It would be interesting to see how many voters show up in each CD in the September primary.

I wonder if she's been endorsed by Justice Democrats or Brand New Congress, who have no qualms about endorsing republicans or recently ex-republicans.

[Jim Lane]

7. Correcting you (as you requested!)

This was not the first year for a split primary.

I forget how far back it goes, but 2016 outdid even this year. There were three primaries: the presidential primary in April, the primary for all other federal offices in June, and the primary for state offices in September.

The only reason they didn't work in a fourth primary, for local offices, was that those elections were being held in 2017, not 2016.

[Me.]

4. K R

[Gothmog]

5. K&R

[The Polack MSgt]

6. Wait, running for office in a party you just joined

That's crazy... Who would do that?

[JHan]

8. Update on this:

https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/269094/who-is-julia-salazar

So she's not Jewish and she's not an immigrant, she was always right wing until recently. This story is cray.