Here’s the video, courtesy of Capitol Tonight’s Kaitlyn Ross, from last night tussle between New York Post state editor Fred Dicker and Carl Paladino and campaign manager Michael Caputo. The exchange occurred before Paladino’s speech to the state Business Council at the Sagamore resort in Bolton Landing. Dicker asked Paladino… Read More →
Political neophyte Carl Paladino took the Republican nomination away from establishment pick Rick Lazio and now he’s taken the Conservative nod as well. Paladino, a 64-year-old Buffalo businessman, snagged the influential party’s endorsement today at a meeting in Colonie, Albany County. In accepting the nomination from Conservative Party members, Paladino… Read More →
The Senate Elections Committee has been holding a public hearing today on the primaries earlier this month and, not surprisingly, there is a lot of criticism of how the first statewide use of paper ballots and scanners worked out. A lot of the testimony and discussion has been about New… Read More →
As the state Conservative Party meets today outside Albany to nominate Carl Paladino for governor, the state Independence Party also made a last-minute move to its lineup. It picked Democrat Eric Schneiderman for attorney general. The party had initially had Long Island attorney Steve Lynch as its attorney general candidate…. Read More →
State Democrats are getting into the battle today over the reports of past troubles by Carl Paladino’s aides. State Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs said Paladino should call on them to resign. “The checkered pasts of Carl Paladino’s top four lieutenants – ranging from troubling ethical lapses to outright criminal activity… Read More →
Well, lieutenant governor candidates are often staked out to be the attack dogs for their running mates. Now the attack dogs are attacking each other. After Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy earlier today took aim at the troubles of Carl Paladino’s aides, Paladino’s newly minted running mate, Chautauqua County Executive Greg… Read More →
Here’s the latest cartoon from Matt Davies, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for The Journal News.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino is expected to receive the endorsement of the state’s Conservative Party today after primary rival Rick Lazio ended his campaign earlier this week. The party is holding its organizational meeting at a hotel outside of Albany and will pick a new candidate to run for… Read More →
In a sign that the campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo is taking off the gloves, running mate Bob Duffy today lobbed an attack against Republican Carl Paladino. Duffy, the mayor of Rochester, unleashed one of his first extended statements critical of Paladino, a Buffalo businessman and developer. The… Read More →
Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino isn’t about to slow down his aggressive campaign against Andrew Cuomo, who has also racketed up his attacks by labeling Paladino an “extremist.” Speaking on Fox NY last night, Paladino said he will keep coming at Cuomo. The video, which Maggie Haberman first picked up,... Read More →