The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee just released their new attack ad against Bob Turner, the Republican candidate for the NY-9 seat vacated by Anthony Weiner. There's something slightly...off...about the timing of the ad. [UPDATED.] Read More
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee emailed its supporters this morning, asking for donations to help fight back against Donald Trump.
The email -- which came with the obligatory "You're fired" subject line -- opens with a question about why Trump has been so focused on the president's birthplace.
"It's simple," explains Robby Mook, the DCCC executive director. Read More
ALBANY—Dede Scozzafava, a Republican assemblywoman who yesterday withdrew from the race to replace John McHugh in Congress, has thrown her support to Bill Owens, the Democratic Party's candidate.
"Since announcing the suspension of my campaign, I have thought long and hard about what is best for the people of this District, and how to answer Read More
ALBANY—The last minute push for Democratic Congressional candidate Bill Owens will include a visit by Vice President Joe Biden.
Biden will appear at a rally in Watertown at the Northside Improvement League. This is the second visit to the area by Biden, who during a trip to Syracuse held a fundraiser for Read More
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE—The selection of Bill Owens as the Democratic Party's choice to replace John McHugh in Congress came after weeks of jockeying and twelve hours of interviews and discussions among the 11 county chairs. It also came after the Republicans settled on a moderate and the Conservatives staked out her right Read More
ALBANY—Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith will not, in fact, give the keynote address at the Jefferson County Democratic Dinner in Watertown this evening, but the event will still prove to be a major mixer for candidates looking to replace John McHugh in Congress. "No," his spokesman Austin Shafran confirmed. "That was on the schedule a Read More
ALBANY—Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith will not, in fact, give the keynote address at the Jefferson County Democratic Dinner in Watertown this evening, but the event will still prove to be a major mixer for candidates looking to replace John McHugh in Congress.
"No," his spokesman Austin Shafran confirmed. "That was on the Read More
ALBANY—It's been just a little over 24 hours since Representative John McHugh accepted Barack Obama's call to become secretary of the Army. Already, Representative Steve Israel has been in touch with Democratic leaders plotting about how best to win the seat. "This is all very much pre-game," Israel, the national recruitment chair for the Democratic Read More
ALBANY—It's been just a little over 24 hours since Representative John McHugh accepted Barack Obama's call to become secretary of the Army. Already, Representative Steve Israel has been in touch with Democratic leaders plotting about how best to win the seat.
"This is all very much pre-game," Israel, the national recruitment chair for the Read More
ALBANY—Representative Eric Massa, in his first term representing the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier, refused again this morning to endorse Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, or to utter any approving comment about how she's conducted herself on the job thus far. "I'm not even going to go there," Massa told reporters on his weekly conference call. "I Read More
ALBANY—Representative Eric Massa, in his first term representing the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier, refused again this morning to endorse Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, or to utter any approving comment about how she's conducted herself on the job thus far.
"I'm not even going to go there," Massa told reporters on his weekly conference call. Read More
ALBANY—The health care workers union SEIU 1199 spent over $500,000 to help Scott Murphy defeat Assemblyman Jim Tedisco in their race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress.
Federal campaign filings show the union invested more in independent expenditures than even the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee toward Murphy's victory, between their political action and Read More
ALBANY—The health care workers union SEIU 1199 spent over $500,000 to help Scott Murphy defeat Assemblyman Jim Tedisco in their race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress. Federal campaign filings show the union invested more in independent expenditures than even the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee toward Murphy's victory, between their political action and political education Read More
ALBANY—A few weeks ago, an independent poll showed Scott Murphy within 12 points of Jim Tedisco in the race to succeed Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress. I ended up breaking the news of that poll to Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari, whose district borders Tedisco's. His eyes widened. "That's going to turn some heads," he said. Read More
ALBANY—A few weeks ago, an independent poll showed Scott Murphy within 12 points of Jim Tedisco in the race to succeed Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress.
I ended up breaking the news of that poll to Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari, whose district borders Tedisco's. His eyes widened.
"That's going to turn some heads," he Read More
