Two Democrats vying for the same seat in New York are going viral for saying they would cheer for a team other than the U.S. team in the World Cup.
At the end of a WPIX-TV candidates’ forum, Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat and his socialist challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier (D) were asked who they believed would win the final game of the global soccer tournament.
‘I can’t imagine an elected official not rooting for the country they are officially elected for.’
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Chevalier said she was supporting Senegal, while Espaillat said he rooted for Mexico.
Espaillat said earlier in the forum that he had been an illegal alien after overstaying his visa before legalizing his status. Chevalier is the daughter of immigrants from the Dominican Republic and spent much of
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