Nicole Malliotakis has revealed herself to be startlingly ignorant of major issues
Earlier this week we told you, Kevin McCarthy’s handpicked candidate for NY-11, Nicole Malliotakis couldn’t be less interested in the ongoing health crisis happening in her own backyard.
Daily Kos has been watching this story closely and points out that even embattled former Congressman and tax cheat, Michael Grimm has a stance on the issue.
Daily Kos: GOP candidate: ‘I haven’t really thought about’ vaccinations for measles outbreak in her backyard
David Nir
May 7, 2019
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Rose and even Grimm were fully in support of mandatory immunization, but Malliotakis’ comments were something else. After first complaining to Levinson that her query was “like, a random question”—note that the 11th District includes a section of Brooklyn—Malliotakis stammered, “I haven’t really thought about—I mean, I’m more for vaccinations than not.”
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More for vaccinations than not! We’re in the middle of a major health crisis, with schools getting closed and new cases being reported daily, and yet a public official is giving aid and comfort to those who oppose the only way to prevent illness and death. What’s more, Borough Park, which is one of two main sites where the epidemic has raged, is literally next door to Bay Ridge, which is not only part of the 11th District but also represented by Malliotakis herself in the Assembly.
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