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BUI’ve been holding my tongue for months. No more. 🍵
In 2024, I reached out to Claudia de la Cruz to propose a unity slate. I offered to fundraise for her to run for governor in New York while I ran here in California. She said it sounded good, then I never heard back.
In early 2025, we were deep in talks with Peace & Freedom. I crafted a statement we all agreed on. Their statewide chair told me: “We will not support a candidate against you for governor.” Then, on Juneteenth, PSL announced their own candidate on the Peace & Freedom line.
Then there’s Oliver Ma. A young brother I have nothing but love for. We met weekly planning a joint endorsement. DSA threatened to pull their endorsement if he went through with it. He had to step back.
Here’s the truth: losing PSL and Peace & Freedom doesn’t hurt us electorally. They’re polling under 0.5%. PSL gets motion on TikTok, but TikTok isn’t where elections are won. We’re at 5%. We’re within single digits of the lead.
If the left is serious about winning, we need to rally around the unity coalition I’ve been offering from the beginning. Because we either stand together or fall divided.
That’s the tea. 🍵
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