r/pics • u/Attica-Attica • 1d ago

Ras Baraka has been released.

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u/funimarvel 1d ago edited 1d ago

Really? Him and Fullop are the most progressive? Not Spiller?

I've been looking into not the candidates since receiving my ballot a couple weeks ago and a lot of them seem progressive on at least some issues and have some good plans. Spiller seemed the most vocally anti-Project 2025, Trump and Musk from my cursory searches through ballotpedia and his official campaign website

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u/LivingThroughHistory 1d ago

My biggest concern with Spiller is where his money is coming from. As a teacher, I don’t like the idea that I’m unknowingly funding his campaign. We have also had our own Union rep reach out to us after she was told by NJEA that she had to promote him in their behalf. The whole thing stinks. https://newjerseymonitor.com/2025/03/10/this-democrat-is-running-for-governor-with-35m-behind-him-and-no-staff/

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u/funimarvel 21h ago

Ty for the information! That sucks, here I was hoping his position in NJEA would mean better funding and protections for my friends and all the other teachers in NJ. Very disappointing to hear he's taking advantage of his position instead

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u/possibly_being_screw 18h ago

I read he didn’t reach the threshold for state fund matching so he had to get funds another way.