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One poll seems to agree with Spitzer's assessment, quickly putting him at the top of the race for comptroller, ahead of the only other major Democrat running for the post, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.
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By the end of 2017, more than 1,200 people filed to run as Democrats for seats in either the House or Senate, according to The Post.
UPDATE: Another reaction to Spitzer's news — and reiteration of support for Stringer — was sent out by Sen. Daniel Squadron, a Brooklyn Democrat who is running in a primary for the public advocate post that de Blasio is vacating.
The exchange came after Latimer told reporters last month Stewart - Cousins had acknowledged to him in private she was considering the race and that there was poll with her name in the mix, despite the Yonkers Democrat insisting she was «not running» for the post.
Be sure to check out Ben Pershing and Fredrick Kunkle's Post examination of voter targeting in the race for Virginia governor: Republican Ken Cuccinelli II and Democrat Terry McAuliffe are running parallel scavenger hunts for Virginians inclined to their side but not yet certain to show up...
Erik T. Bohen defied all the odds Tuesday and posted a close — but solid — special election victory for the 142nd Assembly District as a Democrat running on Republican and Conservative lines, defeating Democrat Patrick B. Burke.
Smith — who was named the leader for the Democrats after their historic takeover of the state senate for the first time in 43 years in 2008 — stunned his party and the political world last summer when he announced that he was considering a run for mayor as a Republican, according to the New York Post.
Democrat Ginny Fields, who lost her Assembly seat after losing a party primary last September, is looking to make a comeback by running for $ 76,800 a year post of Islip tax receiver in November.
Media mogul Michael Bloomberg is planning to switch from Democrat to Republican next week in preparation for a possible mayoral run, The Post has learned.
In a tweet, Assini posted that he'll be making an announcement in regards to the 25th congressional district race next week, a position he has run for twice before, but lost both times to longtime incumbent, Democrat Louis Slaughter.
Of the three Democrats running for assessor, Mr. Petrucci, a student of government who is fully up to speed on the goings on at Town Hall, is best suited for a government post.
(CNN)-- As scandal - tinged Democrats make runs for top New York City posts, another candidate in the running is highlighting the historic nature of her candidacy.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's radical shift to the political left over the past few years has been a «cynical and calculated» strategy to position himself to run for president in 2020 if, as he hopes, Hillary Clinton or another Democrat loses the November election, The Post has learned.
The exchange came after Latimer told reporters last month Stewart - Cousins had acknowledged to him in private she was considering the race and that there was a poll with her name in the mix, despite the Yonkers Democrat insisting she was «not running» for the post.
In 2009, the Manhattan Young Democrats launched the city's first «open seat project» to get more people to run for county committee and fill these vacant posts.
A little over three months ago, the Post reported that Eliot Spitzer was mulling a return to politics by running for state comptroller, a position currently held by not very popular Democrat Tom DiNapoli.
The Post wrote: «One Democratic consultant described a Rangel trial as a «no - win situation» for House Democrats running in competitive races.
So far, few Democrats in the Assembly have called for Mr. Silver to resign his leadership post — but last night several newspapers reported that Mr. Silver would step back from his duties, while not resigning his post, and allow five veteran Democrats to run the chamber during critical budget negotiations.
Once off the bench, Rosen, who ran for both posts as a Democrat, served as a criminal justice adviser to then - state Senate Minority Leader David Paterson.
And no surprise that the Washington Post runs front - page articles like «Climate Is a Risky Issue for Democrats,» or that Pew polls continue to find global warming ranking nearly dead last out of the top 20 voter priorities.