“We’re the unhealthiest borough, we’re the poorest borough, and there’s a lot of scrutiny now,” John Doyle, a former City Council candidate and Bronx political reformer, told Gotham Gazette. “The Bronx machine was caught resting on its laurels, because until Trump got elected, people were never really opening the hood and kicking the tires on their Democratic incumbents.”

– Gotham Gazette: ‘We’re in a State of Transition’: Bronx Democrats Wrestle with Changing of the Guard
https://www.gothamgazette.com/state/9706-2020-state-of-transition-bronx-democrats-wrestle-changing-guard-heastie-diaz-jr-sr

“Not all Democrats are the same. There are good Democrats and bad Democrats,” said Doyle. “And Ruben Diaz is not a good Democrat.

– The City: Bronx Dissident Democrats Want to Ditch Ruben Diaz Sr.
https://thecity.nyc/2019/05/bronx-dissident-democrats-want-to-ditch-reuben-diaz-sr.html