BLVD was the sight of Yassky’s would-be victory party, but Read More
The polls for the run-offs are now closed.
Earlier, a few readers offered their predictions. Most expect Bill de Blasio and John Liu to win, on an expected turnout of fewer than 200,000, with Working Families Party organizational support overwhelming endorsements and earned-media buzz (such as it is).
As Ben Smith noted, race and identity played Read More
John Liu and Bill de Blasio greeted each other with a warm embrace at a Sept. 25 event in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Despite the fact that each of them heads into Tuesday’s runoff elections for comptroller and public advocate with a massive, labor-fueled organizational advantage, they both drew heavily on the underdog tag during their Read More
The comptroller debate between John Liu and David Yassky was more confrontational than in the past, with the main issues being who tells the truth and who flip-flopped on term limits.
Each said he was “sad” that his opponent wasn’t talking about the issues.
Speaking to reporters after the debate, Yassky said his decision to Read More
“He pledged to fight the extension of Term Limits before voting to overturn a referendum that New Yorkers upheld twice,” said a spokesman for Liu, Juanita Scarlett.
“And, let's not forget that he moved Read More
The issues raised are about Liu returning contributions, discovering fraud at the M.T.A. and claims to have worked in a sweatshop.
Liu addressed each claim at Read More
This year, that's a very good thing for the candidates Read More
Melinda Katz endorsed David Yassky for comptroller on the City Hall steps this morning, saying he "has the honesty and integrity to watch the city taxpayer dollars."Katz, who is from Queens, said the endorsement was not a dig at Yassky's opponent, John Liu, of Queens, whose claims to have worked in a sweatshop as a Read More
A reader pointed out to me last night that more people voted in the public advocate and comptroller primary races than in the mayoral primary.
Granted, the public advocate and comptroller races were competitive and garnered more attention. But it’s funny to think of primary voters showing up at the polls and actually not voting Read More
Kate McGee pulls a couple of quotes from Brian Lehrer's interview with the comptroller candidates in which he asked them what the point of the office is.
John Liu: “This is the chief financial officer in the city. Not CFO in the traditional sense that works very closely with the CEO.But someone who Read More
The ad is consistent Yassky's strategy of staying positive and reminding everyone of his support from trusted liberal brands (Schumer and The New York Times), and ignoring any mud being thrown at him.
Here's the David Weprin mailer that Maggie Haberman wrote about today, which paints two rivals, David Yassky and Melinda Katz, as having supported the death penalty at one point.
In a Democratic primary, that's an unpopular position to be associated with.
Katz voted Read More
David Weprin is out with a new radio ad blasting each of his Democratic opponents, by name. It’s in the style of an overly enthusiastic game show announcer.
The hits are pretty direct: David Yassky caved in on term limits and has ties to a non-profit which was criticized for benefiting a former Read More
Here’s David Weprin’s mailer. On the inside, it says “Anybody can SAY they’ll cut the waste…only DEMOCRAT DAVID WEPRIN has the experience to get it done.”
This may be an effort to steal some wind from David Yassky, who has been the most consistent among the comptroller candidates in campaigning on the idea of cutting waste Read More
Here’s John Liu at the debate last night, saying he and his mother worked in a “garment factory.”
His campaign ads – one of which I saw this morning – use the word “sweatshop,” a formulation that has come under some criticism.
