A friend of mine is a long time Democrat and neighborhood activist in Harlem and has been in the news a bit as a very progressive voice for the people of Harlem.
He feels that Rangel is out of touch with the district and is under serving Central Harlem's needs (where the bulk of his votes in his huge victories come from, but not the majority of his donations).
Rangel has the Harlem Democratic Party locked down...so this guy couldn't primary him even if he wanted, so he is seriously thinking about running as an Independent.
Rangel normally wins with over 90% of the vote.
I know the rule about this website electing democrats...but the machine is locking out a Democrat.
Any tips for this David vs. Goliath fight? I have done policy analysis and some positioning stuf for Edwards when he was in the race so I am not useless...but I wanted to ask you for your advice and thoughts...