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Former New York Gov. Pataki Weighing 2012 White House Bid
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyAdd the name of former New York Gov. George Pataki to the Great Mentioner's list of possible Republican presidential candidates in 2012. Pataki, a moderate who served as governor for three terms between 1995 and 2007, said he would base his decision on whether "we have the right people out there who have that experienced leadership, who have been challenged and can bring people together -- not just Republicans, but independents, conservatives and conservative Democrats," he said. Experienced leadership that can reach across party lines? Could Pataki be tweaking more-conservative-than-thou ...
How N.Y. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Fended Off All Comers
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailyNEW YORK – Not so long ago political analysts and insiders in New York political circles saw Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand as easy pickings. She was an upstate two-term congresswoman from a rural and conservative district appointed to fill the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton after Caroline Kennedy, the sentimental favorite, withdrew from consideration during the messy, two-month process. From the moment Gillibrand took the job in Jan. 2009, she was under attack -- ignored, criticized or dismissed by all sides and political parties. Even after serving a few months, most New Yorkers still ...
Ad Campaign Goes After Democrats Who Voted for Health Care Reform
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyDemocrats on Capitol Hill who voted for health care reform will be targeted in a multimillion dollar ad campaign by a conservative advocacy group. Revere America's plan was announced Wednesday by former New York Gov. George Pataki, who said the group hoped to spend $5 million to oust Congress members who backed the health care law put into place this year, The New York Times reported. Pataki, the group's chairman, did not name specific lawmakers who would be targeted by the ads, but he said at least one would be in his home state, the Times said. Revere America released an early TV spot ...
Gillibrand and Pataki Running Neck-and-Neck in New York Senate Match-Up
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIn a similar finding to a Marist Poll released Tuesday, Rasmussen Reports has New York's Democratic senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, running neck-and-neck with former Gov. George Pataki. Gillibrand leads Pataki, who has not announced he would run, by a statistically insignificant 44 percent to 42 percent with 4 percent preferring some other candidate and 9 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.5 points. The poll was conducted March 1. If New York Daily News publisher Mortimer Zuckerman gets in the race, Gillibrand leads him 47 percent to 36 percent with 8 percent preferring someone else ...
Gillibrand Narrows Gap a Bit in Match-Up Against Pataki in New York
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyGeorge Pataki, New York's former Republican governor, leads Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a match-up for her seat, but by a narrower margin than in a previous poll. Pataki, who has not announced his intentions, is ahead of Gillibrand by a statistically insignificant 48 percent to 45 percent with 7 percent undecided, according to a Marist Institute poll conducted Feb. 22, Feb. 24 and March 1. The margin of error is 4 points. In a poll conducted by Marist in late January, Pataki led by 49 percent to 43 percent with 8 percent undecided. ...
Massachusetts' Senate Upset Prompts Shivers Among New York Democrats
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyForty-five percent of New York Democrats say they are very worried or worried that "like in Massachusetts" their party's candidate would lose the Senate seat at stake in November to a Republican, according to a Marist Institute poll conducted Jan. 25-27. Fifty-five percent are not very worried or not worried at all. "The Massachusetts race caught the eye of many New York Democrats," says Marist's Lee Miringoff. "Many are worried but not panicking." Fifty-one percent of the state's overall electorate say it doesn't make a difference whether it is represented by a Democrat or Republican, while ...
Challenges Grow for Gillibrand's Re-Election Prospects in N.Y.
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA possible primary challenge from former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford appears to be the least of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's problems. A plurality of voters would rather see someone else than her elected as senator and, for the first time, more of them regard her unfavorably than favorably, according to a Siena Research Institute poll conducted Jan. 10-14. ...
Gillibrand Has Early Lead Over Ford for N.Y. Senate, If He Runs
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe talk that former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford might challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for the Democratic Party's nomination has caused a big stir in New York politics. Still, for all the political problems that have faced Gillibrand, she leads Ford in a primary race by 43 percent to 24 percent with 33 percent undecided, according to a Marist Institute survey conducted Jan. 13-14. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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