NEW YORK (AP) – Longtime congressman Charles Rangel says he’s confident he will prevail in his upcoming primary, comparing himself to a seasoned racehorse who continues to win and bring in prize money.
The 22-term New York Democrat spoke to reporters Saturday at a Washington Heights storefront church, where he was endorsed by about a dozen Spanish-speaking ministers.
The 84-old politician dismissed criticism that he was too old to continue serving in Washington.
A Siena College poll released Thursday put Rangel up 13 points over his closest challenger, state Sen. Adriano Espaillat (ah-dree-AH’-noh ehs-peye-YAHT’). The margin of error was 3.7 percentage points.
The primary is Tuesday.