Sentences with phrase «longtime political observers»

Jerry Skurnik, a Democratic consultant and longtime political observer, recalled that Democrats flocked to Ed Koch early in his tenure, comparing him to Fiorello La Guardia.

According to Gerald Benjamin, a professor of political science at the State University of New York at New Paltz and a longtime political observer, Faso came out a «winner» on the health care debate, fulfilling a campaign promise to cut property taxes.

Not exact matches

In an action that surprised some political observers, the club was unable to make an endorsement at the April 23 meeting for the at - large Council seat held by incumbent Anita Bonds, a Democrat who's also a longtime LGBT rights supporter.

Gerald Benjamin, a professor of political science at SUNY New Paltz and longtime Albany observer, said that issues like heroin abuse may be a driving force for some families and pockets of voters throughout the state, but it will be secondary to how the presidential election will affect down - ballot candidates.

Even if Republicans manage to stay close, though, «the real power is in the negotiations between the independent Democrats, the conventional Democrats and Felder,» said Gerald Benjamin, political science professor at SUNY New Paltz and longtime Capitol observer.

«Barack Obama's victory in 2008 told the world that the Internet's moment as a political tool has arrived,» said Phil Noble, founder of PoliticsOnline.com and a longtime observer of Internet politics.

Gerald Benjamin, a political scientist at SUNY New Paltz and a longtime state politics observer, said that while companies and lobbyists might be trying to «influence decisions,» SUNY Poly projects seem to be the «locus of the governmental actions» under scrutiny.

Yet with Mr. Cuomo's reputation for political mastery dented slightly, some longtime Cuomo observers suggested that the governor could benefit from laying out a bolder animating vision for the next four years.