Sentences with phrase «ag primary»

He also offered a novel defense in response to claims by his would - be AG primary opponents (most notably Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice) that this isn't the year to elect a so - called «Albany insider» to the AG's office.

This line of reasoning could play well if the winner of today's five - way Democratic AG primary is Sen. Eric Schneiderman, who members of his own party — including, reportedly, gubernatorial frontrunner Andrew Cuomo — worry is too liberal to play upstate and therefore vulnerable to losing to Donovan.

Sen. Eric Schneiderman won the coveted NY Times endorsement in the Democratic AG primary — a nod that is considered a crucial stamp of approval among the liberal base with which the five candidates seeking to replace Andrew Cuomo are trying to curry favor in advance of Sept. 14.

Since the Working Families Party is sitting out the AG primary, the individual unions are taking on a more significant role in the GOTV effort.

The WFP party is waiting to see who wins the five - way Democratic AG primary tomorrow before picking a favorite in the race to succeed Cuomo as New York's top prosecutor.

The party could end up with two women on the ticket if Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice wins the AG primary, but all of the five AG contenders are white.

I pushed Donovan on this issue last night, and he noted that the DAs association reprimanded Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice for endorsing Schneiderman, her erstwhile Democratic AG primary opponent, saying it's a potential conflict of interest.

The Republican DA has been continuing the Albany insider attacks the veteran senator weathered at the hands of his fellow Democrats during the five - way AG primary.

Gyrory insisted that what Siena's numbers really show is that the Democratic AG primary is a «three - person race» with Sen. Eric Schneiderman leading Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, 25 - 23 and Coffey in a distant third at 13 percent.

Edward - Isaac Dovere examines Sen. Eric Schneiderman's Rockefeller Drug Law strategy for winning the AG primary.

If the WFP decides to sit out the Democratic AG primary, then the endorsements of unions with field ability — and that also includes 1199 and 32BJ — will be that much more important on Sept. 14.

The Post didn't back Schneiderman in the five - way Democratic AG primary, backing newcomer Sean Coffey instead.

Of course, Cuomo not endorsing in the race taking place in his own backyard is still fascinating, considering that Sean Patrick Maloney is tied to the so - called Troopergate scandal and competed against the governor himself in a 2006 AG primary.

Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice has released her third TV ad of the Democratic AG primary campaign, which highlights her effort to help create «The Safe Place,» a multidisciplinary center for victims of child abuse and domestic violence and a pledge that she'll support a bill to make luring a child on the Internet a felony crime.

Here's Sen. Eric Schneiderman, with his daughter, Catherine, telling reporters after he voted on the Upper West Side earlier today that the public hasn't been focused on the negative turn the Democratic AG primary took toward the end of the campaign.

Rice also refers to herself as an «outsider» and a «career prosecutor,» but her crime - fighting record has been under fire by one of her AG primary opponents, Sen. Eric Schneiderman, whose campaign has noted that crime in Nassau County has actually risen on Rice's watch.

The paper backed him in the five - way Democratic AG primary and made clear its support of his vision for the office.

Rice leads her four Democratic AG primary opponents in the polls and fund - raising.

The big winner in the five - way Democratic AG primary was «don't know», with a whopping 81 percent of poll respondents who are enrolled members of the party choosing that answer when asked a generic «who will you vote for» question.

The point (other to bring attention to the never - press shy councilman) is to draw attention to the lack of diversity on the statewide Democratic ticket, which is all - white, downstate dominated and, save AG primary contender Kathleen Rice and US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, almost entirely male.

Sen. John Flanagan refused to rule out an AG primary against Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who is announcing his candidacy this weekend.

Stuart Appelbaum, the head of the retail workers» union who is a Kathleen Rice backer in the AG primary, says he got a robocall this weekend from state Sen. Eric Schneiderman's campaign denouncing the Nassau County DA as a former Republican and saying he's «one of us.»

Here's Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, who just a short while ago was lambasting her erstwhile AG primary opponent, Sen. Eric Schneiderman, as the ultimate Albany insider and trying to tie him to (soon - to - be-former) Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., heaping praise on the Manhattan lawmaker after he beat her, 34 - 32.

NYC Comptroller John Liu, who endorsed Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice in the final week of the Democratic AG primary, has announced his support of the winner of that five - way contest: Sen. Eric Schneiderman.

Apparently, the NY Post was very clear about who it DID N'T want to back in the upcoming Democratic AG primary.

Schumer did not weigh in on the five - way Democratic AG primary, and, of course, neither did Cuomo.

Also interesting to note: Kwatra played a key role in helping Sen. Eric Schneiderman eke out a victory in the five - way Democratic AG primary, landing 34 percent of the vote to the 32 percent received by his closest competitor, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice.

While they did pretty well in predicting the NYC public advocate and comptroller primaries last year, it's really early — eight weeks to go — in the AG primary season, and most voters won't be focusing until the final weeks of the campaign.

An aide to Sen. Eric Schneiderman had a «lol» moment when one of Manhattan Democrat's AG primary opponents, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, signed up to follow him on Twitter.

Today's Siena poll finds GOP gubernatorial primary opponents Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino locked in a statistical dead heat (43 - 42), while Sen. Eric Schniederman and Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice are battling it out (25 - 23) in the five - way Democratic AG primary, with 29 percent of voters still undecided just three days before heading to the polls.

(It should be noted that Lopez was a supporter of Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice in the AG primary, so this isn't any real skin off Schneiderman's back).

The fight is on for the hearts and minds of Brooklyn Democrats, who will no doubt be a key voting bloc in the September AG primary.

Doug Forand of Red Horse Strategies confirmed that Coffey has hired his firm specifically to focus on field, which is always a crucial component of any campaign, but is likely to be extra important in the crowded AG primary.

Baldwin endorsed Schneiderman during the five - way Democratic AG primary last year, and then was a special guest at the AG's inauguration ay City College in January.

As you'll recall, Pigeon, who got his $ 150,000 - a-year state job thanks to the coup and 31 - day Senate stalemate, became an issue in the Democratic AG primary when Sean Coffey tried to tar Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice for meeting with him and Golisano and accepting his support.

His role in the so - called Troopergate scandal (he acted as the former governor's in - house attorney during the investigation, conducted by none other than then - AG Andrew Cuomo, against whom Maloney ran in the 2006 Democratic AG primary), cost him the New York Times endorsement.

Although Sean Patrick Maloney is the favorite of a number of unions, he played a key role in the fallout of the Troopergate scandal, which Cuomo investigated as AG, and also ran against the governor in the 2006 AG primary.

As to whether — and when — he might be endorsing Sen. Eric Schneiderman, the winner of the five - way Democratic AG primary, Cuomo said: «That will be something we'll address down the road.

This endorsement is a roundabout effort by Coffey to hit one of his Democratic AG primary opponents, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice.

In the five - way AG primary, Sean Coffey spent the most, dropping $ 6.85 million — most of it his own cash — and coming in a distant third behind the winner, Sen. Eric Schneiderman, and second - place finisher, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice.

Not exact matches

One of the two announced Democratic LG candidates, Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence took some subtle swipes at his opponent, Bill Samuels, who has pledged to primary whomever the presumptive gubernatorial nominee, AG Andrew Cuomo, picks as his running mate.

Here's AG Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner, making his first public comments — such as they are — on Carl Paladino since the Buffalo businessman's big victory in Tuesday's GOP primary.

Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo is trying to grab onto the wave of voter anger that has carried his GOP opponent, Carl Paladino, through the Republican primary and helped him whittle the AG's double - digit lead to just six percentage points.

He was briefly almost challenged by Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci, but he has since decided to run for AG, which sets him up for a primary battle with Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who is announcing his candidacy this Sunday.

That puts him behind at least two of his primary opponents in terms of fundraising, but ahead the lone Republican seeking the AG gig.

Since the Working Families Party has, at AG Andrew Cuomo's request, held off on endorsing in the AG's race until after the primary, taking its own considerable field operation off the table for now, the individual unions are going their own way and will take on a heightened significance in the primary.

However, this particular nod is noteworthy in part because one of the Manhattan Democrat's AG opponents, Sean Coffey, caught some blowback recently when he decided to pick sides in the 58th SD primary, endorsing Sen. Bill Stachowski against Legislator Tim Kennedy.

Schneiderman has positioned himself as the most liberal candidate in the five - person Democratic AG field, and also the choice of Latino and black voters, which explains his support of Espaillat (although the two have a longstanding relationship; Espaillat backed Schneiderman when former NYC Councilman Guillermo Linares mounted a failed primary challenge to the Manhattan senator in 2002).

Today's Q poll finds Rick Lazio with a double - digit lead over both his GOP primary opponents, but yet - unannounced Democratic contender, AG Andrew Cuomo, handily defeats all three of his would - be Republican opponents.

The campaign of Desiree Pilgrim - Hunter just fired off a press release responding to the news that AG Andrew Cuomo has charged her primary opponent, Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., and 19 others with ties to his Bronx nonprofit, Soundview.