Rev. Michel Faulkner is challenging Rep. Charlie Rangel in Harlem. Faulkner, of course, faces an uphill climb. Nevertheless, this pastor has been running hard for the seat since earlier this year. I first spoke with him back in March and again in August.
Mr. Faulkner admits that his odds are long: The district is one of the bluest in the nation. But he believes saying a conservative can’t win in Harlem “is succumbing to the liberal-media bent.” “The liberals don’t want to dare fathom that I could win this. Think about it: I’m more than a conservative and a Republican: I’m a black man that loves America. And I love God. So I’m dangerous. They don’t know how to deal with me.”
Indeed, I wonder: Why not you? What does Rangel do better? “He knows how to steal,” Mr. Faulkner says. “But he’s not very good at it.”
This week, Faulkner won the endorsement of a prominent New York Democrat: Rev. Rubén Díaz, a state senator: