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So far, all Jabari Brisport has won is a Green Party primary where he prevailed with just 32 votes to his opponent's four. But his high energy campaign has energized left-wing sentiment in his Brooklyn district.

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‘Crazy Green Party Dude’ Wages Grassroots Fight in Brooklyn Council Race

By Emma Whitford | November 6, 2017

Jabari Brisport is one of the few Green candidates and the only Socialist on any New York City ballot this year. But in a district where private, luxury development is stoking deep opposition, maybe that’s not a bad thing to be.