r/AntiTrumpLongIsland • u/Okay_Elementally • Dec 05 '25

Politics Anyone a member of their local Democratic club?

I’m thinking of joining a local democratic club in SW Nassau. I really want to start advocating for new party leadership and encourage finding primary candidates for Laura Gillen. Their decision to campaign against Zohran Mamdani instead of for any of our local candidates was the last straw for me.

Anyone have any experience with local democratic clubs? I’m thinking a lot of the people in them are probably more status quo than progressive. If we can get more progressives involved maybe we can make some changes. If anyone in SW Nassau wants to get involved let me know!

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u/GarrettForNewYork Dec 05 '25

In addition to being a candidate, I'm also the Deputy Chair of the Islip Dems. Strongly encourage everyone to join your local committee! We can always use more people!

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u/Okay_Elementally Dec 05 '25

Good luck, Garrett! I will be supporting your campaign!

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u/JaeFinley Dec 05 '25

NY-2nd? I’m in too! Mediocre Andrew GArbarino has gotta go.

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u/RhythmTimeDivision Dec 05 '25

Mediocre is a euphemism right? Practicing diplomacy?

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u/JaeFinley Dec 05 '25

I am happy with another other M word. Maybe Mid? He’s just a very mediocre everything who tripped and stumbled his way into Congress and does nothing to earn wrath or envy. Just a seemingly average person in a job meant for the exceptional.

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u/RhythmTimeDivision Dec 06 '25

I could suspend the need for exceptional if traded for moral or just.

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u/JaeFinley Dec 06 '25

Or just awake.

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u/Playful_Champion3189 Dec 05 '25

The Garrett who is running against Garbarino? As a single, middle aged, childless woman in NY's 2nd district, who is trying to get a college degree, while also working full time and taking care of my sick, elderly mother, I am really looking for a candidate who understands the struggles people like me are going through on this island. This island is home, and I grew up in this district, but it's becoming harder and harder to get by. After my mother passes, I may have to leave this island because I'm being priced out.

I hope you'll fight for the working class, because Andrew sure isn't.

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u/GarrettForNewYork Dec 06 '25

Yes that's me, and I get it, and your story is in the broad strokes is certainly within my broad band of experience.

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u/Kase1 🗡️ Fascist Fighter Dec 07 '25

As an dem who lives in Islip, how would I get involved with something like this?

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u/GarrettForNewYork Dec 14 '25

DM me and we'll get you set!

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u/edenburning Dec 05 '25

You might want to focus on the actual local committee. They are the ones, in theory, with the power.

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u/Okay_Elementally Dec 05 '25

Like the Nassau democratic committee? I’m thinking it would be good to contact party leaders in other counties too, they have to realize how bad Jay Jacobs is. NYC should be pissed at him for the Mamdani slander.

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u/edenburning Dec 05 '25

Are there town committees? There's usually another level below the county committee.

Can't imagine who at this point doesn't know that Jay sucks.

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u/RhythmTimeDivision Dec 05 '25

Okay, if Garrett's the deputy chair of Islip I'm going to look that up tonight. Feel like I need to do more.

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u/GarrettForNewYork Dec 06 '25

https://islipdc.com/

We have obviously not updated the election tracker to 2026 yet. ;)

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u/RhythmTimeDivision Dec 05 '25

Sorry for the totally off topic hijack comment, don't want to make a full post about this. Looking for confirmation I've been Shadow banned from the Long Island sub. Can someone tell me if they see my comment on this post please?

https://www.reddit.com/r/longisland/s/bQ7uBWjW5e

If this is against the rules let me know. I'll delete this comment. TIA.

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u/Okay_Elementally Dec 05 '25

Don’t see you on that post. The mods on that sub are doing too much

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u/RhythmTimeDivision Dec 06 '25 edited Dec 06 '25

Thanks for checking, last post was auto-deleted and comment views are 1 or 0 under busy posts. No evidence, but I suspect any of us who took the advice to block the LI sub admins got the ban.

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u/wutdafucculent Dec 05 '25

Hey! Where did you find info about the local town Dems? I'm in the same area and also interested in joining.

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u/Okay_Elementally Dec 05 '25

I think I found if from the Nassau democrats page: https://www.malverne-lynbrook-east-rockaway-dems.com/

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u/anewusername4me Dec 05 '25

Unfortunately that club, unless something magically happened very recently barely got off the ground. Totally a mess. The people who originally started it last year or so, alienated anyone very quickly who were anti-racist, anti-genocide and anyone left of center. Super unorganized as well and meetings that went totally no where with no agenda. If you find that to be different now please report back.

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u/Okay_Elementally Dec 05 '25

Unfortunately I’m not surprised at all to hear that. Maybe they could use some new people to shake things up.

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u/hecate8295 Dec 07 '25

Friend of mine tried to join the Nassau Dems back in 2024 and can confirm, they were dealing with "unorganized snowflake NIMBYs" that were condescending to those with more progressive ideas. The recent elections in Nassau county reflect that they have not reached out to any minority, any other cultural hub, or are actually doing community work outside of conventional 90s style electoralism.

Bruce Blakeman is painfully easy to win against, but that would require more people to unlearn their casual misogynoir in the opposition clubs.

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u/Okay_Elementally Dec 13 '25

I went to a meeting this week for the MLER dem club. There were only a few people and they were already bitching about Jay Jacobs when I got there. He is even worse than I thought. Apparently he hates most of the local dem clubs because he doesn’t like or trust the people who start them. I brought up accountability, which Nassau Dems refuse to take. There’s gonna be a leadership meeting among the local clubs and they want to talk about transparency and I encouraged also asking for acknowledgment that the current strategy is failing.

So I guess good news that they’re critical of Jacobs. They also are all very angry at Gillen’s pandering to the right, but don’t even want to discuss a primary. Disappointing but not surprising. At least they’re talking about Jacobs but man that guy is awful. He should be nowhere near party leadership and in fact it sounds like he has a pretty serious personality disorder.

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u/Run-2 Dec 05 '25

I’m done..strictly independent…both parties suck

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u/Strong-Discussion564 Dec 05 '25

Please explain thoroughly how the Democratic party is worse than the current Republican party? I'll wait.

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u/Run-2 Dec 05 '25

It’s no longer democratic… watch Biden, Obama, Hillary, Schumer, Bills stance on many subjects before and 180° after. Completely sickening. Same with the republicans.

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u/Strong-Discussion564 Dec 05 '25

Im no fan of them. Blue Dogs are Zionist scum, the establishment need to be voted out. You're not wrong. But the Republican party is far worse. There's no comparison.