Instagram rapper mounts ‘radical’ Congress challenge to 26-year incumbent
A 26-year incumbent congressmember is facing a new challenger with “radical” ideas for change: Paperboy Love Prince, a nonbinary rapper, artist and internet personality.
Prince is campaigning against incumbent U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez in the Democratic primary for Congressional District 7. Velázquez, the first Puerto Rican woman in Congress, has represented areas of Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan — including Prince’s own neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant — since 1993.
Prince identifies as a “radical,” not a progressive — a term the newcomer sees as no more than a surface level appeal to young voters.
“I want to stand out. To let people know it’s okay to be themselves. It’s okay to be different,” Prince told the Brooklyn Eagle.
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Why are we giving these unqualified people a platform? Because of Donald Trump?
“Giving people a platform” is called democracy! Paperboy is fighting for policies that will help your life, specifically UBI($1,000 a month for every American), Medicare-for All, and much more. Donald Trump has nothing to do with it.
“Fighting” please lmao
Fighting is the easiest phase. Anybody can run their mouth and say we NEED these things to get votes. What we really need is educated people to create legislation and moral people to not be corrupt.
Alright then, you can run for Congress. You must be educated and incorruptible, we must all bow down to you
This is great….love that the youth are stepping up and getting involved in their community