White Plains CitizeNetReporter - Bradley Campaign Irked by Spano's "Dial-A-Democrat" Calls.

WPCNR NEWSREEL. By John F. Bailey September 7,9 2002 UPDATED MONDAY 3:30 PM EDT: The Bradley campaign contacted WPCNR Friday to register an official protest of what some District 89 Democrats described as "heavy-handed" tactics by County Executive Andy Spano in the September 10 Democratic Primary race.

In a "Dial-A-Democrat" Campaign of their own, a prerecorded phone message from White Plains Councilperson Rita Malmud was being automatedly sent out to Democrats Monday. In it, Malmud urged Democrats to vote "for our own Adam Bradley."

Mr. Bradley's Campaign Manager reported Friday and the Westchester County Department of Communications office confirmed, that District 89 Democrats were telephoned Thursday evening and received a pre-recorded message from County Executive Spano urging them to vote for the Spano-endorsed District Leaders, rather than the Bradley candidates because "he needed their support."

Maureen Keating-Tsuchiya, Co-Chair of the New Castle Democratic Party said a number of Democratic voters registered to vote in the Tuesday primary had contacted her protesting the pressure tactic. She said this was "unprecedented" in a primary campaign, "disturbing" and "heavy handed."

Asked if such calls were made, the Westchester County Department of Communications responded, "Yes." No other comment was made.

Speculation in the Bradley camp was rampant Saturday evening as to what organization paid for the pep talk, and where Mr. Spano's pep talk calls were made from, since no political action committees exist for the Spano-endorsed delegates, according to B. J. Marcus, a District Leader candidate running with Adam Bradley, targeted by the calls.


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