'In a strong Democratic district like New York-16, primaries decide who your congressperson is gonna be.'
Congressional primary races are “some of the most determinative contests in our democracy,” but according to the Bipartisan Policy Center, less than a fifth of eligible voters turn out for them. Tomorrow, voters in New York ’s 16th district – which covers parts of the Bronx and Westchester County – will go to the polls for one of the most contentious primaries in the country between incumbent congressman Jamaal Bowman and Westchester County executive George Latimer.
We need to make sure that we are showing up to fight for those . Asiah Quattlebaum: It makes or breaks what's gonna happen in our future. These politicians who we are electing into office, they're representing us, they're our voice. So we wanna make sure that we can get people in office who can connect with us, who are going to be on the ground listening to us, listening to young people.
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