Nazi Imagery in Queens Race
When's the last time a mailer went out on behalf of a mainstream (
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Barrientos Promoted, Kuo Pondering
A bit more Council news today: Pat Barrientos, who did press for David Weprin, landed a job as chief of staff for City Councilman Mathieu Eugene, of Brooklyn.
"He just quit smoking. Give him a plug and put him on the spot," said a supportive political observer who also noted that among Barrientos' career highlights was Read More
Angling for Finance Chair: Fidler, Recchia and Felder
Last week, Crain's put out the names of two people from Brooklyn vying for the Finance Committee Chairmanship: Lew Fidler and Domenic Recchia.
There's apparently another name to add to the mix: Simcha Felder, who I'm told has sent word to the speaker that he's interested in the position.
The current Finance chairman is David Weprin, of Read More
A Clergy Job in the Comptroller’s Office
It’s sometimes hard to find policy differences among the comptroller candidates, but the audience at a forum in East Harlem last night saw one.
The question was whether any of the candidates would create a “paid clergy position” within their office.
Melinda Katz said she’d consider it. David Weprin said absolutely. John Liu said no Read More
Poll: Liu Jumps
The latest (from Friday night) numbers from Survey USA show John Liu jumping nine points in nine days, and leading the pack of comptroller candidates, with 34 percent. Melinda Katz, the only woman in the race, has 23 percent, slightly ahead of David Yassky, who has 19 percent. David Weprin is back with 7 Read More
Comptroller Candidates Justify Comptroller’s Office
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
A City Comptroller’s Race About the Death Penalty
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
Weprin’s Game Show Ad Hits Opponents, By Name
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
Money Is Not for Throwing Away
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
Katz Promises a Cut, Opponents Scoff
Here’s Melinda Katz at Baruch’s debate for comptroller candidates last night, saying that if elected, she’d cut her salary by 10 percent.
Her opponents dismissed the proposal.
David Weprin said, “I haven’t seen Melinda Katz cutting her own salary in the City Council, so I don’t see what’s the difference,” noting there have Read More
Poll: Katz Moves Ahead, Green Slips a Bit
A new WABC-TV poll is out, and Melinda Katz has moved ahead in the city comptroller race, while Mark Green slipped 9 points in the public advocate’s race.
Katz gained 5 points while John Liu, the previous leader, dropped 2 points from a similar poll last week. Katz is now 27 percent, Liu is Read More
Poll: Bloomberg Up, Green Leads, Comptrollers Bunched
Michael Bloomberg’s lead over Bill Thompson has grown, slightly, according to a Quinnipiac poll out today. Bloomberg leads Thompson 50 to 35 percent, up from the 47 to 37 percent lead in their July 28 poll.
Thompson’s numbers among African-Americans are lower than where they’ll probably be in November, meaning this gap will probably Read More
Weprin Raises the Death Penalty, Katz and Yassky Explain
Comptrollers don't typically have much to say one way or another about capital punishment. But city comptroller candidate David Weprin hopes to make it an issue in this year's primary.
Weprin noted in his questionnaire to the Daily News that Melinda Katz once voted for it as a member of the Assembly. Weprin’s Read More
Poll: Green Has Enough of the Pie, Liu Leads
A WABC-TV poll has John Liu and Melinda Katz in a statistical dead heat for comptroller, and Mark Green easily winning the public advocate’s race without a run-off. (The city Campaign Finance Board is making no such assumption.)
The WABC-TV poll surveyed 2,200 city adults, with 1,914 of them being registered voters, 603 Read More
Bloomberg Jokes
Here's Michael Bloomberg telling a joke. It's one a number submitted by candidates for various office to the Daily News' new election blog.
Also see David Weprin's contribution, which includes a Hank Morris reference.
