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Andrew Cuomo is expected to endorse fellow Democrat Bill Thompson today, possibly at an event in the Bronx, according to a person familiar with the event. The endorsement comes late in the campaign, and it’s unclear if Cuomo, like other elected who have endorsed Thompson, will be any more critical than is absolutely necessary of Thompson's opponent, Michael... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Dan French, one of the Democrats talked about as a potential candidate for the seat expected to be vacated by John McHugh, has one built-in base of support: fellow alumni of the late senator Daniel Patrick... READ MORE»
Andrew Cuomo has added another high-powered fund-raiser to his campaign as he gears up for 2010, prompting even more skepticism that the attorney general, whose reelection would be a laugher, is gearing up to run for anything but... READ MORE»
Cy Vance's new campaign manager is Michael DeLoach, who just emailed friends to say he's leaving his job in David Paterson's... READ MORE»
Last week, Governor David Paterson's former fund-raiser Cindy Darrison told me her effort to move her business to the headquarters of his likely primary rival Andrew Cuomo was strictly a real estate decision and in no way an indication that she intended to raise money for the attorney general. Sh... READ MORE»
At least in one respect, David Paterson's now-former fund-raiser Cindy Darrison may soon be going over to the other camp.... READ MORE»
Now that reports are out saying 89-year-old Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau won’t seek re-election this year, there's a vacancy in one of the most coveted offices in New Y... READ MORE»
Manhattan District Attorney candidate Cyrus Vance is having a fund-raiser at Caroline’s comedy club tonight. (How many jokes about A-Rod and divorce lawyers can you fit into one night?) Vance has already hired Bill Lynch Associates and Cindy Darrison for his campaign, but maintains that he’ll only run if Morgenthau does not seek reelection. Also looking to run for the seat is Morgenthau's 2005 opponent, Leslie Crocker Snyder.... READ MORE»
Here’s a ticket that intern Em Whitney and I scored as a souvenir from last night’s State Democratic Party fund-raiser at 41 Broad Street. Since the event was closed to the press, we didn’t actually make it inside, but we did get to chat with a few people outside about Hillary Clinton‘s presidential campaign and other topics of... READ MORE»
Former Eliot Spitzer fund-raiser Cindy Darrison, who recently was hired to help David Paterson, is working with another candidate in a potentially high-profile race for Manhattan district attorney. If the seemingly unstoppable 89-year-old Robert Morgenthau decides not to run for reelection, Cyrus Vance, a Manhattan attorney,... READ MORE»
Here’s an invitation for tomorrow’s Democratic National Committee fund-raiser at 52 Thompson Street, featuring Eliot Spitzer, whose political stock ticked upwards last night. Also featured on the invitation are DNC chair Howard Dean, Spitzer fund-raiser Cindy Darrison, and Nassau County Democratic chair Jay... READ MORE»
Something you don't see every day: Cindy Darrison, the woman who helped turn Eliot Spitzer from a self-funded candidate into a fund-raising machine, is teaching a course on the subject of soliciting contributions later this month at NYU. The course, I’m told, will feature “fund-raising professionals, a candidate and a major contributor.” Successful students even get a certificate at the end. Serious question, which a lot of you will be in a better... READ MORE»
Now that most of the electoral goals of the state Democratic Party have been accomplished, it's sort of an open question when it comes to the direction Eliot Spitzer will want to go in when he weighs in on the selection of the new chair. Here's an interesting piece of speculation from one informed Democratic source: "It really depends... on what they want the party to do and succeed in. If it's to nurture and... READ MORE»
It's always kind of fun to see the decidedly unglossy world of New York politics slip into the glossies, as in this Real Simple Magazine guide to political fundraising ("a wonderful way for concerned citizens to make more than just their votes count"!). (Subscription required, but I know you have one!) Real Simple's expert: Spitzer fundraising chief Cindy Darrison. And her first piece of advice? "Always know the rules and play by the rules. Because... READ MORE»
We venture into the realm of people with actual power in Washington today with a profile of Jeff Ballabon, a little-known, extremely well-connected Jewish Republican who is among the leaders of the movement of Orthodox Jews into the Republican Party. Peter Beinart's definitive piece on that trend is here, but Ballabon's a fascinating character as much for his personal complexities -- Yeshiva boy, Yale Law School and, as Spitzer aide Cindy Darrison would have it,... READ MORE»
