How Can We Trust Candidates Who Won’t Even Fight for Themselves?

How do you expect these mayoral candidates to fight for you when they won’t even lift a finger to fight for themselves?

Jeremy Zellner is both Chair of the Erie County Democratic Committee and Commissioner of the Board of Elections. In plain English: he runs the elections and leads the party trying to win them. That’s not just a conflict of interest—it’s a step-by-step guide to rigging the game.

And what do our brave little batch of mayoral hopefuls do about it? Absolutely nothing. Not one legal challenge. Not one real objection. Because God forbid they upset the party boss and risk losing a hollow endorsement or a whispered promise in some smoke-filled backroom.

They say they’ll fight for “the people.” Please. If they can’t even stand up to a guy who’s basically waving the rulebook in the air with both middle fingers up, they’re not fighting for anything except their own paper-thin careers.

This isn’t about hope or change or any of that campaign-trail garbage. It’s about self-respect. And they don’t have it. Every one of them is a spineless, self-serving placeholder wrapped in buzzwords and empty promises.

These aren’t leaders. They’re human filler in a rigged production. And the punchline? They are the joke. The upcoming June primary isn’t a race—it’s a coronation. Sean Ryan already won. The rest of them are just there to pretend you have a choice. And everyone knows it. Just like everyone knows the guy with his hands on the scales won’t be challenged in court —because the candidates are too scared, too compromised, or too busy kissing the ring.