A campaign consultant appointed by Kanye West in his unsuccessful bid for the presidency deliberately sabotaged Sarah Turschwell’s campaign to become the first female mayor of the Big Apple, Turschwell alleged in a $ 5 million Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit.
The tall candidate, booted from the Republican primary ballot on April 14 when she failed to get enough signatures to qualify, claimed in court papers Wednesday that adviser Steve Kramer did not take her campaign seriously – partial Because she is a shot woman.
The chairman of Get Out of Vote and a longtime campaign consultant appointed to get on the ballot last summer, Kremer was tasked with securing 6,200 signatures for Turshwell and paying $ 80,000 for the gig. , The court filed charges.
Kramer allegedly relied on the campaign to secure necessary signoffs, including at least 2,250 valid signatures, but the day the petitions were to be submitted to the election board was only 4,500 – 200, of which the campaign Received myself.
Once the signatures were reviewed by the BOE, only 546 were deemed valid – a breach of contract that Tershwell’s lawyers said “shocks the conscience.”
“Kremer’s negligence is extremely significant given his substantial experience and reputation as an election and petition drive consultant. He was retained by the campaign based on his prior experience with signature candidates and other candidates’ support with election counseling, “the civil complaint states.
“Given Kremer’s substantial experience, Kremer’s malfeasance is so strong that it suggests intentional sabotage and malfeasance … [and] The New York City Republican primary ballot and Tirschwell’s derogatory disqualification from the primary election is the direct cause. “
Tirschwell’s lawyers claimed that Kramer’s “catastrophic misconduct” “deprives him of a singular unique honor and opportunity to continue that eccentricity” and “an unprecedented opportunity to finally break the lingering glass ceiling” of the Big Apple. To be the first woman.
The complaint alleges Kramer is irresponsible and “shamefully unresponsive.”
Tirschwell is requesting $ 5 million in damages.
The deep-pocketed financier and Texas native spent 30 years on Wall Street, before announcing his bid for mayor in January.
At the time, she said that many of the Democratic candidates seeking to replace her would continue to pursue their left-leaning policies because they “promised to be a refreshing contradiction to the incompetence that we found here.”
Kramer said in a message to The Post: “It is inappropriate for me to comment on a pending lawsuit.”
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