Maragos within hair’s breadth of clinching primary spot
Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos is within two points of securing a spot on the Republican primary ballot, according to a Times Union survey of Republican county leaders. (UPDATE: We had some...
View ArticleMaragos Pushing Ahead
US Senate Candidate George Maragos made it clear he won’t be stepping aside for Congressman Bob Turner this afternoon when he released this brief statement: “I am focused on my campaign and currently...
View ArticleMaragos: Turner Decision Is ‘Very Strange’
Last night, NY1?s Bobby Cuza caught up with the three GOP US Senate candidates that have been running for the seat to get their reaction to Bob Turner’s decision to run. Both Wendy Long and Joe Carvin...
View ArticleMaragos Prepares To Get ‘Aggressive’
On the heels of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s double dose of good news this morning – the Q poll showing her strong approval rating and re-elect numbers plus another big fundraising quarter – we contacted...
View ArticleCox Lays Down The Law
ICYMI: During out on-location CapTon last night from the Hotel Albany where we were live for the 111th Legislative Correspondents Show, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox told me (prior to his big rebuttal, in...
View ArticleSpinning The Q Poll, US Senate Edition
Both Wendy Long and her primary opponent, Rep. Bob Turner, found something to like in this morning’s Q poll, despite the fact that it found both of them trailing their general election target –...
View ArticleThe Secret To Cuomo’s Success
Could it be something as simple as making the trains run on time in Albany? Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s favorable rating is back at 70 percent (up from 68 percent last month), according to today’s Siena poll....
View ArticleGOP US Senate Debate Recap
This post could be subtitled: What happens when two conservatives and a moderate walk into a debate. During the pre-primary face-off co-hosted last night by YNN and NY1, two of the three Republican US...
View ArticleMolinari: Turner ‘Took On President Obama And Won!’
Rep. Bob Turner’s Hail Mary pass in today’s GOP US Senate primary comes in the form of a robocall recorded by former Staten Island BP Guy Molinari, who revisits the Queens congressman’s greatest...
View ArticleWeitzman vs. Maragos Redux?
Several readers have forwarded an email they received today from Howard Weitzman in which he takes Newsday to task for daring to compare him in a negative light to the man who ousted him from the...
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