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Musical Chairs: 2010 Preseason
In politics, pretty much every open-seat race, primary challenge, and retirement has a sort of trickle-down effect – when someone moves up (or tries to), others see opportunities to move into vacancies created by those seeking higher office. You could liken it to a whole lot of people trying to climb the same ladder, or maybe a game of musical chairs (in some cases, full-contact musical chairs!). When you’re talking about Democratic politics in NY, where most seats are categorized as “safe”, “safer”, or “safest”…the pressure surrounding a seat opening up can get intense. As about eleventy million people consider running for Attorney General in 2010 – assuming, for the moment, that sitting AG Andrew Cuomo does run for governor … More >>
Tagged adriano espaillat, andrew cuomo, attorney general, elections, manhattan, mark levine, northern manhattan, ny senate, robert jackson, schneiderman
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Getting Democracy Back in NY State, Step 1: Campaign Finance Law Reform
Earlier this year, I had an interview with a mayoral campaign, and I asked the Deputy Campaign Director why he worked on campaigns. His answer still rings true for me: “Because getting the right people elected is the single most important decision we can make it in a democratic system.” And how can we get the right people elected? Well, making it so they’re not lap dogs to only the rich and powerful could be a start. A Times editorial, written with the help with the independent watchdog group NYPIRG, lays out the sordid details of just how lax campaign finance laws are in the state of New York. Here in the city, the laws are much more strict; but … More >>
Tagged Albany, nys senate, schneiderman, squadron
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