Ben Walsh secured a second line on the Syracuse mayoral ballot, submitting 2,439 petition signatures to the Onondaga County Board of Elections to create an Upstate Jobs Party slot. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Behind the scenes, the Fossella family exerted iron control over the GOP, putting family members and friends on the party's county and executive committees, thus controlling party nominations for political office and top party slots. (silive.com)
Andrew Cuomo has pulled off a brilliant move, one that gives him the Working Families Party slot on the ballot even as he undermines that party's future. (nypost.com)