By Jerry Zremski
News Washington Bureau Chief
In South Buffalo on a recent Saturday evening, India B. Walton, all 4 feet, 11 inches of her, filled a tent with her passion and her presence – and kept the first promise of her campaign slogan. Pacing from side to side as she distilled her democratic socialist platform for 100 or so supporters, she could not have seemed more real.Â
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India Walton speaks to supporters during a rally at the Town Ballroom on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021
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Hundreds gathered for a downtown rally featuring Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and former gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon.
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India Walton speaks during a rally to protest the shooting by police of a Buffalo man on Genesee Street in September 2020.
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Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton.
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"As Buffalo voters start to head to the polls this weekend, I urge them to cast their ballot for India Walton as the next mayor of Buffalo," Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said.
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Adam Bojak, right, gives guidance to India Walton supporters before they go out to canvass the neighborhood near Richmond Avenue in Buffalo in October.
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With one of the nation's most watched local elections less than two weeks away, on the day before early voting was set to begin, the two people who want to lead Buffalo as the city's mayor for the next four years continued to highlight their differences and gather support they hope will carry them to victory.
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India Walton supporters cheer as U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helps kick off the first day of early voting during a rally at the Town Ballroom on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021.
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Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton has drawn the support of nationally known progressives, including U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who came to Buffalo on Saturday.
Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News
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