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Polls Differ on a Thompson Challenge to Gillibrand in New York
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA pair of polls out today differ on how well New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. would do if he challenges Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for the Democratic nomination, but at this point, neither is conclusive given how many voters haven't really focused on that possibility. ...
Gillibrand Still Struggling to Make Her Name Known Across New York
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyWhen Kirsten Gillibrand was named earlier this year to fill the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, the conventional wisdom was that if she hoped to win a full term next year in her own right, she would have to make herself better known across New York. The latest poll numbers show she still has her work cut out for her. ...
Giuliani Leads Gillibrand in New York Senate Match-Up
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyWhile news broke this week that former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani would not run for governor, the focus is now on reports he will run for senator, a job he probably has a better chance of winning, according to a set of Marist polls this week. ...
New Yorkers Pan Obama for Pressuring Paterson
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyWhile nearly two-thirds of New Yorkers in both parties don't want Gov. David Paterson to run again next year, they did not like President Obama's attempt to meddle in state politics, saying by 62 percent to 27 percent that the White House was wrong to urge him to drop out, according to a Marist Poll conducted Sept. 22. ...
Pataki Ahead of Gillibrand in 2010 NY Match-Up
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyNew York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, named last January to fill the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, finds herself trailing former New York Gov. George Pataki, a Republican, in a hypothetical 2010 match-up by 48 percent to 44 percent with 8 percent undecided, according to a Marist Institute poll. In July, Gillibrand had led 46 percent to 42 percent. ...
No Joke: State Government as a Laughingstock
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailySo you think your life is tough just because Bernie Madoff handled your investments, a taped version of your sex life is hurtling around the Internet and the FBI has established a command post in your driveway. Buck up -- things could be a lot worse. Imagine if you were a high-school civics teacher and (here comes the horrifying specter) the curriculum required you to teach a unit about the glories of state government.RELATED: Paterson Tanks, Cuomo Soars Amid NY Chaos ...
Paterson Tanks, Cuomo Soars Amid NY Chaos
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyALBANY, N.Y. – Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced this week that he had shut down a debt collection operation that was using "illegal scare tactics" on people across the nation. That same day, on local TV, a frustrated Gov. David Paterson lashed out at state senators now in their third week of a power struggle that has halted state business. Related: No Joke: State Government as a Laughingstock ...
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