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Rensselaer County GOP aims to register supporters in Working Families Party


Rensselaer County GOP aims to register supporters in Working Families Party
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Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin delivers an update on the county s ongoing coronavirus response on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at the Rensselaer County Office Building in Troy, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron
TROY – Rensselaer County Republicans are moving party supporters into the Working Families Party from the Independence Party in an effort to offset Democratic strength in November when County Executive Steve McLaughlin runs for re-election, officials in the three parties confirmed Monday. The move has angered WFP and Democratic leaders.
The Independence, Green and other minor parties’ failure to secure enough votes in the 2020 presidential election cost them their spots on this year’s ballot and threatens to derail the long-time county GOP strategy of running its candidates on multiple lines. ....

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