Michael Blake draws fire for Congressional District 15 campaign launch video

An early campaign ad by Michael Blake, who is challenging Rep. Ritchie Torres for the District 15 Congressional seat, caught the attention of two prominent Bronx Democratic clubs, who accuse Blake of political opportunism and stoking divisiveness. 

Blake’s two-minute video includes social media clips of people denouncing Torres’ staunch support of Israel, among them being 19-year-old Guy Christensen, who previously posted a now-removed video in which he appeared to support the May fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C.