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Republicans Hide Behind Budget Woes To Avoid Moving On Redistricting Reform In Albany.
Despite a pledge to New Yorkers throughout the state to pursue comprehensive reform aimed at stripping the politics out of redrawing election districts, State Republicans have dug in and refused to debate any one of the bills that have been submitted by lawmakers to address this issue.
I mean take your pick: Senator Gianaris, Assemblyman Jefferries and even Governor Cuomo all have presented bills to make the process more transparent and bi-partisan but Senate Majority Speaker Dean Skelos has time… Read More
Tagged dean skelos, Democrats, Gustavo Rivera, independent redistricting, koch, mike gianaris, republicans, signthepledge
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Times Endorses Rivera
Looks like the Times is getting their talking points from us:
For state races, the best advice for New York voters is to vote against anybody who has done time in Albany. That is especially true in the State Senate, where a few Democrats have used their slim majority to hold up the Legislature, usually for petty and personal reasons. There are a very few good senators like Liz Krueger, an independent voice from Manhattan. But most legislators need to
Rivera Racking Up Endorsements
Yesterday we told you about El Diario’s endorsement of Gustavo Rivera over Pedro Espada. Today the New York Daily News follows suit:
A vote for Rivera in the Sept. 14 primary is a vote for cleaner government.
The grounds for dumping Espada, poster boy for Albany insanity, are almost beyond imagining.
He was the party-flipping, power-grabbing instigator of the Senate coup last summer that paralyzed Albany for a month.
Pedro’s Fake Home
Email Emmy at vp [at] goMYD [dot] com if you want to help us defeat Pedro Espada Jr! We still have some t-shirts left…
So it’s Espada v. Rivera
Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter has ended her campaign against scandal-ridden Pedro Espada, clearing the field for former Gillibrand aide Gustavo Rivera.
From Bronx News Network:
Money, or lack of it, was the main reason she decided to end her bid, [Pilgrim-Hunter] said. Despite several fundraisers in supporters’ homes, she had raised only $30,000, while Espada already has more than $300,000 on hand.
Liz Benjamin weighs in:
For the record, [Bill] Samuels [of New Roosevelt Initiative PAC] called on Pilgrim-Hunter to
