What’s the Matter with the New York State GOP?

By: Brian Faughnan (Diary)  |  January 28th at 02:10 PM  | 

In the wake of Scott Brown’s upset win in Massachusetts, Blue-Chip GOP candidates are coming out of the woodwork around the country. But there seems to be little progress in dark blue New York – at least when it comes to statewide races. With a dearth of good candidates (so far), New York may be one state where Democrats dodge a Republican wave that seems | Read More »

NY Democrats Favor Maloney Over Gillibrand

By: Brian Faughnan (Diary)  |  June 27th at 03:38 PM  | 

Take this one with all the usual caveats – the election is far away, who knows if this is a good sample, Gillibrand has months to improve her name ID, etc. Still, Carolyn Maloney has the ability to raise lots of money and there is no doubt that her views are more in line with the extreme leftist views of New York Democrat primary voters. | Read More »

NY Looking Hopeful for GOP in 2010

By: Brian Faughnan (Diary)  |  March 23rd at 03:48 PM  | 

New York is a deep blue state, with a populace that says the nation is on the right track, and which gives Barack Obama high marks. That should be the perfect setting for Democratic incumbents to cruise to re-election, right? Not so much: …If a Democratic primary for Governor were held today, [incumbent Dem Governor David] Paterson would lose to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo by | Read More »