Watson Coleman endorses Baraka for Governor
In New Jersey, and indeed in America, our poor and working class are the vast majority, and yet our policies and politics serve the wealthy and corporate interests over them every single day.
As we watch unions and party leaders already planting flags on different sides of the largest primary fight for Governor in recent memory, it’s important to know that only one person has lived his life serving core Democratic values of equity and justice: Newark Mayor, Ras J. Baraka.
In primaries, Democrats hear lip service from candidates who promise to be champions for working people, only to watch them assume office and immediately shed those values for centrist decisions. It breaks your heart.
Baraka, on the other hand, is the only candidate who has a history of governing by his core values. Other candidates may adopt these principles to win, but we need a Governor who upholds them because they are fundamental to who he is. In moments of real challenge, this distinction matters.