I think that right now is not the time to be engaging in that kind of a primary. I think the focus should be on delivering on this affordability agenda,
"The Democratic Party's leadership is not only failing to effectively fight back against Donald Trump, they have also failed to deliver a vision that we can all believe in," Ossé said in a statement to which was the first to report the news of his filing. "These failures are some of the many reasons why I am currently exploring a potential run for New York's 8th Congressional District."