Barbara Buono Introduces Latina Labor Leader Milly Silva as Running Mate
.@BuonoForNJGov introduces running mate —@Milly1199SEIU — for 3rd all-female gubernatorial ticket in US history. Makes 4 unusual optics.
— Matt Katz (@mattkatz00) July 29, 2013
“If we’re going to stop Chris Christie it starts with us.” -BB pic.twitter.com/hWeAEL2gkg
— Barbara Buono (@BuonoForNJGov) July 29, 2013
42-year-old Milly Silva was officially introduced today as Barbara Buono’s pick for Lieutenant Governor. As a longtime Democratic party organizer and vice-president of SEIU 1199, Silva surely has the savvy necessary to be second-in-command. Still, there’s an obvious political dimension here. Silva, who opened her remarks today in East Rutherford in Spanish, will help Buono double-down on a big chunk of her base: Women, minorities, and organized labor. It seems as good a strategy as any in a race this hard to win.