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Hi all,

Wanted to offer an update from the Working Families Party.

As I suspected, WFP has a phased strategy for how to approach this election. We are now entering phase two. Here's text from a recent email to WFP members:

"Hello!

Welcome to your 2025 NY Working Families Party advisory ballot for the second phase of our NYC Mayoral race.

Please make sure to read through the description in full. If you have any questions, contact NY WFP staff Destiny Cruz at (917) 702-0706 or DCRUZ@WORKINGFAMILIES.ORG.

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The NY Working Families Party developed a strategy that leverages ranked-choice voting (RCV) to elect a new mayor of New York City. We are now less than 30 days away from Election Day, and the party is positioned to make one final big decision on this race.

Our strategy initially outlined endorsing a slate of candidates as a first step, and then deciding how to rank the slate as a second step. Our approach to this cycle was informed by the lessons of the 2021 mayoral race, and we noted the following as core considerations in our decision-making:

Keep our side united around the purpose of defeating the opposition, not each other.

Maximize the ability to transfer votes between candidates on our slate.

Aggregate support of an ideologically, demographically and geographically diverse coalition of voters.

Leverage candidates as trusted messengers to educate their base of voters to NOT rank Andrew Cuomo.

Our goal remains to help our side run together, instead of against each other for as long as possible. Unlike 2021, we want to position our coalition away from crawling into our corners — it's about using ranked choice voting to consolidate the power of our collective vote. With Cuomo's growing approval in the polls, we must approach this final stretch of the endorsement process clear-eyed about the efficacy and impact of our intervention: We only get one shot at ranking, so if we must rank, it must be a well informed and strategic decision that helps us achieve our goal to defeat Andrew Cuomo.

You are invited to cast your ballot to help your chapter leaders decide the answer to the following questions:

Should NYWFP rank our slate, and if so, how?

If NYWFP elevates a pair of candidates, which pair should it be?

In order of preference, who should WFP rank #1?"

Voting for members on these questions has now closed (May 29 at noon). But gives you a sense of their strategy ahead, including an indication that they WILL offer more specifics on ranking (who, how many, what order, and more).

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