Dearest Friends and Neighbors,
 
First and foremost, I want to express to you my deepest gratitude for your continued loyalty and support over the past year. Many of you took a chance on my relatively unknown candidacy, and for that I am truly and forever grateful!
 
Although we did not win the Primary this past Tuesday, we made a tremendous showing.  We earned the trust of thousands of voters. Needless to say, that would have been nearly impossible just 1 year prior, when few residents in the 2nd Council District knew about the campaign, our ideas and our goals.
 
With your input and involvement, we ran a campaign of action, not just promises; a campaign entirely dedicated to serving the community.  And in doing so, we introduced New Yorkers to a new style of politicking: a sleeves-rolled-up campaign that offered our communities real value, beyond the empty cries of 'vote for me.'  
 
We also fought real systemic barriers to free and fair elections.  We stood up to CoDA, the largest political club in the East Village, when it tried to eject qualified candidates from the election.  Its leaders targeted women, people of color and gay candidates so that their chosen candidate could more easily glide to victory.  And unlike many before us, we did not idly watch it happen, because I don't believe that rigging elections is a Democratic value.
 
As you know, the campaign earned endorsements from many newspapers representing a broad array of constituencies, including The New York Times, Daily News, Amsterdam News and Town & Village.  All of these papers recognized the good work we accomplished. Unfortunately, we ran out of time just as our message of reform was gaining steam.
 
Over the coming weeks and months, after catching up on tons of lost sleep, I plan on going back to the drawing board.  What still concerns me, and why I decided to run in the first place, is the ever growing distance between our government and us, the people it was meant to serve.  
 
Thank you again for your time and your support.  Please do not hesitate to email me or call if ever I can be of assistance.
 
All the best,

Gur Tsabar