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This story originally ran on Daily Kos Elections in July 2018. Mainstream Democrats subsequently defeated several IDC-aligned Democrats in that year’s primaries and took back the state Senate, while Andrew Cuomo resigned over scandals in 2021. New York...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Thu Jan 12, 2023 at 10:01 AM PST
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As New York voters scramble to figure out the summer primary dates, those in the Democratic ranks have watched in confusion as redistricting has changed the former Congressional and Albany scorecard. Think political musical chairs, where some...
by Marcia G Yerman
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on Thu Aug 04, 2022 at 06:13 PM PDT
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I was in search of an open post office when I saw her. Despite the mask, I recognized the candidate from a recent Bronx City Council debate that impressed me with her demeanor and energy. "Mino Lora?" I asked tentatively. "Yes," she replied. I...
by Marcia G Yerman
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on Wed Mar 17, 2021 at 04:17 PM PDT
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Trump has already lined up Senate votes for his Supreme Court pick, using Mitch McConnell’s no-doubt persuasive power over the caucus (“or else”) to do it. But the polls show Democrats likely to take over the Senate in January. Why not take it over now...
by K S LaVida
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on Fri Sep 25, 2020 at 02:40 PM PDT
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Note: You can read more about this race and the new poll in today’s Daily Kos election digest. We are in desperate need of change, and it’s now clear that to make it happen, we need a new generation of leaders who actually experience the stakes in...
by Blue Tuesday
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on Mon Jun 08, 2020 at 05:09 AM PDT
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Hey there! Tool checking in from the fighting 14th! My district is home to AOC, over inflated rental properties, and has the honor of being one of the most diverse places in the world! The fighting 14th (as Colbert refers to our glorious district) is...
by Tool
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on Fri Dec 06, 2019 at 05:22 AM PST
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It has been a week and a half since the NY primary, in which Gov. Andrew Cuomo scored a landslide win against Cynthia Nixon, winning basically everywhere and every ethnic group. Cuomo’s biggest margin was in my home of the Bronx, which is the most...
by charliehall2
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on Sat Sep 22, 2018 at 08:34 PM PDT
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Today, Daily Kos congratulated Democrats John Liu, Jessica Ramos, Zellnor Myrie, Robert Jackson, and Alessandra Biaggi on their victories in primaries in state Senate Districts 11, 13, 20, 31, and 34, respectively, against former members of the...
by Carolyn Fiddler
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on Thu Sep 13, 2018 at 08:14 PM PDT
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In Thursday’s primaries, the turncoat “Democrats” of the Independent Democratic Conference, who have handed Republicans control of New York’s state Senate for years, are getting utterly demolished as primary voters reject them in favor of progressive...
by Stephen Wolf
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on Thu Sep 13, 2018 at 07:56 PM PDT
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I have been mainly trying lurk here recently, but I had to write something about this.
I am a huge supporter of Alessandra Biaggi, who is running a primary campaign in NY-SD-34 against Jeff Klein, the incumbent who was the leader of the late...
by charliehall2
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on Fri Aug 31, 2018 at 10:16 AM PDT
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You may think of New York as a blue state, but not all Democrats are created equal — or even actually Democrats. For the past seven years, voters have had their desire for a Democratic majority thwarted by eight State Senators who were elected as...
by Blue Tuesday
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on Wed Aug 29, 2018 at 05:30 AM PDT
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One of the sneakiest sagas in state politics has been unfolding for years in the New York state Senate, where turncoat “Democrats” broke with their party in 2012 to hand power to Senate Republicans, giving the minority GOP control of the chamber. This...
by Carolyn Fiddler
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on Thu Aug 16, 2018 at 08:19 AM PDT
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While New York is seen as a blue state, the reality is that a few corrupt politicians have screwed over voters and avoided true progressive reforms.
New York should be a leader in universal healthcare, women’s rights, and affordable housing,...
by Blue Tuesday
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on Sun Aug 12, 2018 at 09:28 PM PDT
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Hi, everyone! I’m running for State Senate in NY against one of the founders of the nefarious “Independent Democratic Caucus.” The goal is to flip the Senate from red to True Blue, so we can pass health care for all, pursue a just transition to clean...
by SRM
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on Thu Jul 19, 2018 at 12:57 PM PDT
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The country is in upheaval…and so is New York. “Albany,” as the seat of state government is referenced, is facing a shake-up via the Democratic State Senate primaries.
Progressive constituents, both horrified and energized by the Trump scenario,...
by Marcia G Yerman
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on Thu Jul 12, 2018 at 03:23 PM PDT
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The NY State legislature has wrapped up another session, and once again they have failed to act on issue after issue. New York will continue to have some of the worst election laws in the country. New Yorkers will continue to be unprotected if the...
by SRM
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on Sat Jun 30, 2018 at 04:02 PM PDT
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The Ethical Culture hall was filled. Co-sponsorship with the League of Women Voters had been secured. Gary Axelbank, host and senior producer of BronxTalk was onboard to serve as the moderator of a dialogue between State Sen. Jeff Klein and his...
by Marcia G Yerman
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on Mon Apr 23, 2018 at 06:30 PM PDT
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Northwest Bronx Indivisible thought it had pulled off a miracle — getting New York State Senator Jeff Klein (SD-34) to make a joint appearance at a Town Hall with his primary opponent Alessandra Biaggi. It was to have been at 3:30pm this afternoon....
by charliehall2
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on Sun Apr 22, 2018 at 08:21 PM PDT
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Cynthia Nixon is running for governor of New York in a bid to unseat one of the world’s biggest scumbags, Andrew Cuomo. Anyone running against Cuomo has a 98 percent chance of being on his “left,” and Nixon’s campaign is attacking Cuomo in his most...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Apr 11, 2018 at 09:15 AM PDT
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We won! The IDC is dead. For the past year, we’ve been campaigning intensively against New York’s turncoat “Democratic” faction that spent the last 7 years giving power to the GOP in the state Senate. And this week they folded and rejoined the...
by SRM
1 comments
on Sat Apr 07, 2018 at 02:46 PM PDT
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