Fred Dicker Vs. Carl Paladino: The Cuddly Bear Edition
A new, different and very funny take on the Battle at Bolton Landing courtesy of The Atlantic.
Duffy: Let’s Focus On Issues
Lieutenant governor candidate Robert Duffy gave a speech today before business leaders that focused on spurring job growth and working with Republicans and Democrats. He said afterword that the increasingly personal attacks need to be halted. Duffy, however, released a strong statement on Wednesday slamming Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino… Read More →
Marist: Cuomo Up, 53-38
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo has a 15 percentage point lead over Republican foe Carl Paladino, a Marist College poll today found. Cuomo leads Paladino 53 percent to 38 percent among likely voters, the poll from the Poughkeepsie-base college found. Last week, Cuomo had a slightly larger lead, 52 percent… Read More →
Winner: People Are Fed Up With The Tone
It’s time to dial down the tone of the gubernatorial campaigns, said outgoing Sen. George Winner, R-Elmira. Winner, who attended the Business Council’s meeting at the Sagamore, said both Democrat Andrew Cuomo and Republican Carl Paladino should take more policy and how to fix New York. “I mean, that’s one… Read More →
Paladino campaign blasts reporter
Carl Paladino’s campaign manager sent out a long screed today in response to the “Sagamore Smackdown” between the Republican gubernatorial candidate and New York Post reporter Fred Dicker. A longer version of the exchange can be found here. Caputo was the man in the video who yells at Dicker for… Read More →
Spitzer featured in PARADE as CNN show is set to begin
As Eliot Spitzer prepares for his new gig as co-host of the Parker Spitzer show on CNN, which starts Monday and airs at 8 p.m. weeknights, he gave an interview to David Gergen, PARADE contributing editor and a CNN political commentator. The other host is syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker. The… Read More →
Schneiderman campaign takes a swing at Donovan
Eric Schneiderman, Democrats’ candidate for attorney general, is going after Republican opponent Dan Donovan in the form of a bobblehead character called “Dodger Dan.” The bobblehead, which sports Donovan’s face and a Dodger’s uniform, has its own Facebook page. Schneiderman is a senator from Manhattan; Donovan is Staten Island district… Read More →
Cuomo’s out with new TV ads; one knocks Paladino
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo is launching two new television ads today, one featuring a Buffalo woman who was being harassed by a debt-collection company, and Cuomo successfully went after the company as attorney general. The mother of two is a Republican. The other knocks Republican candidate Carl Paladino of… Read More →
Rice Says Her Endorsements Violate DA Code (Updated)
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice endorsed Eric Schneiderman for attorney general after she lost to him in the primary, but now she’s saying that she shouldn’t be endorsing anyone because of a code of conduct for sitting district attorneys and is no longer supporting any candidates. She also said… Read More →
More trouble ahead for state budget, DiNapoli report says
There’s a lot more trouble ahead for New York and the state budget, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said in a report on the state’s fiscal health out today. By 2013-14, New York’s cumulative spending gap could grow to more than $37 billion. He placed most of the blame on state lawmakers… Read More →