“Tsinman and Lazarev are Jewish immigrants from former Soviet bloc countries, and neighbors on the floor of the Brooklyn apartment building where Sanders, a self-described “democratic socialist,” grew up. Neither is a Sanders fan.
“I lived under socialism, so I know what that is,” said Tsinman, 81, who moved to the United States from the former Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic.”
I too lived in Brooklyn. Part of that time was in midwood which was part of schumers district. In the late 80s-early 90s i worked at the local polling place on every election day. The entire district was like 90 percent democrat.
One election day a guy with a thick, heavy russian accident came to vote (i cant recall if this,was just before or after the 1989 collapse of the soviet union).
For some rule and reasons i cannot recall, he wasnt allowed to cast his vote using the machine. He had to vote using a paper ballot. I gave him a paper ballot and a pen and indicated to him the area where we had private booths set up for people to write on their paper ballots in privacy. Instead, this russian guy laid his ballot right there in the open on my table in front of me and proceeded to fill in his ballot. Quite quickly too. Filled in his choices in seconds without hesitation. Unlike most Brooklyn voters he voted a complete Republican ticket.
“One election day a guy with a thick, heavy russian accident came to vote”
Accident? Its “accent”. Grrrr.