#candidacy — Public Fediverse posts

"A woman who was #elected on Tuesday to a leadership position in the influential #Brooklyn #DemocraticParty has apologized for a #socialmedia post from last year that amplified #antisemitic comments and #conspiracytheories.

#CarmellaCharrington, whose #candidacy was supported by #democraticsocialist lawmakers, recirculated a video that highlighted a series of pamphlets in a newspaper owned by #HenryFord, the industrialist who founded #Ford Motor Company, that later became a book in the 1920s. The book highlighted well-worn conspiracy theories that #Jews controlled business and the media, and it blamed them for many of the country’s problems.

“The only way to change is understanding the truth!” Ms. #Charrington wrote in her post, which was first reported by #Jewish Insider.

Reached by telephone on Friday, Ms. Charrington said she was not antisemitic[...]" :fozzie_wocka_wocka:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/nyregion/charrington-ford-jews-antisemitic-apology.html

#LGBTQ #Dems celebrate likely #election of first #openly #transgender #person to #Congress #Delaware #StateSenator #SarahMcBride.

She told #LGBTQ #delegates to the #DNC on Wednesday that her #candidacy marked a #milestone for #trans #representation.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Delaware #DemocraticParty #Allies #Representation #Culture

https://www.rawstory.com/transgender-congress/

#Favorable #views of #VicePresident #KamalaHarris have risen this #summer heading into the #DNC, #AP-#NORC #poll shows

The rise in #favorability for Harris comes as more #Americans overall have formed an #opinion about her while the Harris and Trump campaigns rush to define her nascent #candidacy.

https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-favorability-ap-poll-b2a725729afe91851d89644fd97eb6e2