Big Money and unstable messages in real estate’s council campaign

A enormous segment of the council advertising is being salaried for are the Jobs for New York  a real estate backed self-governing political group  and they are using very different messaging in dissimilar districts.

Jobs for New York have raised more than $6.8 million from real estate interests and it is led by official with REBNY the city's real estate industry group. It has spent more than $3.4 million on independent expenditures in Eighteen (18) council districts. By similarity candidates challenging in those districts have spent a total of $4.4 million. That means in main concern districts for Jobs for New York  for every (3) three dollars spent by candidates Jobs for New York has spent two (2).

On its website Jobs for New York says it encourage good jobs and reasonably priced housing. Council candidate Carlos Menchaca sees it an additional way. It is a power from Manhattan millionaire developers he said.

Menchaca is operating for council in Brooklyn in a district that consist of Sunset Park and Red Hook where new immigrant communities have stimulated into what’s historically been a Puerto Rican political stronghold. Menchaca is a Mexican American is operating  against incumbent council member Sara Gonzalez is Puerto Rican. Jobs for New York has sent out mailers stating out he is from Texas and not Brooklyn. One has a pictures of suitcase ,  straw cowboy hat,  a cactus and a rodeo horse. Menchaca said voters are carrying it up to him when he bang on doors in the district.

They show me these ads and they are sick. They are sick by it Menchaca said. It is not just in one community it is in every society. People are sick since they weren’t born in this city. So many people that I am talking to in the (Thirty Eight) 38^th district have the same account. They came to New York and they are making their life good of theirs and of their family.

Pat Purcell an spokesperson with the United Food and Commercial Workers union is informing Jobs for New York and he was the spokesman Jobs for New York presented when WNYC called for statement. But Purcell said that he does not hold up this kind of messaging, which he said can backfire with New York City’s varied electorate.

I would never be under any circumstance support a flyer that gives that impression Purcell said. But he was quick to defend Jobs for New York's overarching message. An association that supports good jobs expanding the middle class bringing more supermarkets to community  that should not be a negative stamp of support by anybody.

The huge popular of Jobs for New York’s spending has been affirmative support for candidates and not negative ads. In the positive ads the messaging is very unlike.

In the Brooklyn council district that includes Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights, Jobs for New York has used up more than 200-thousand dollars to support applicant Kirsten John Foy. One mailer calls him an authentic progressive. one more features Rev. Al Sharpton and illustrate the seal of Jobs for New York next to his other support like UFT, SEIU, 32BJ and CWA.  

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