Suffolk County clerk race gains attention as write-in campaign picks up momentum

A countywide race that typically falls under the radar is gaining a lot of attention online this morning from an unlikely source. People ask me, why are you a write-in? Why aren't you on the ballot? And that's quite a story. Kachog attorney Abigail Field is waging a write-in campaign for Suffolk County clerk. The East End Democrat says she only got into the running after she says backroom deals left the race without a Democrat on the ticket. Field and her supporters have posted her signs all across the county and have presented a strong social media presence as well. It's really been kind of a voter rebellion. It's been amazing. People are creating social media content for me. Somebody showed up at my house and gave me pens that say, write in Abigail Field. People made their own version of my yard sign and stuck it in their yard. I mean, people all over are really standing up and saying we are done with having elections The incumbent county clerk, conservative Vincent Puleo, determined before we get our ballots. is running for re-election, unopposed on the ballot. We reached out to Puleo and county Democratic Chairman Rich Schaefer, who feel the ledgers agreed to the deal to remove a Democrat from the ballot in exchange for patronage job protections. We have not heard back.