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Thu May 15, 2008 at 22:18:29 PM EDT
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Last night, eight candidates to replace retiring Representative Mike McNulty (D-Green Island) met at the SEIU 1199 headquarters in downtown Albany, hosted by Democracy fro the Hudson Mowhawk Region and the RFK Democrats. According to the Times Union about 150 people were in attendance, packing the house to hear John Aretakis, Tracey Brooks, Craig Burridge, Lester Freeman, Darius Shahinfar, Phil Steck, Paul Tonko, and Arthur Welser make their way through introductions, general questions, a "lightning round", and closing arguments.
I was lucky to be one of those 150 people in the audience, and was taking notes. Below the fold is the summary of all the questions from all the candidates that you won't find anywhere else...
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Wed May 14, 2008 at 15:19:59 PM EDT
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(Great stuff here. I hope we'll get some reports from the debate itself. - promoted by phillip anderson)
Dems Prepare for First Big Debate
Steck Campaign Reports Movement Leading Up To Debate
Tonko Liabilities Begin to Emerge Even Before Official Announcement
Brooks-Hillary Similarities Add Up At Gas Pump
A whopping eight Democrats will make their case tonight that they are the most qualified to replace retiring Representative Mike McNulty at the first official primary debate of the season.
It is sure to be closely watched and dominate the news on the campaign from this point forward. But what's been happening in the lead-up to this event should not be missed.
There's more below the flip...
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Tue May 06, 2008 at 17:55:33 PM EDT
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Hillary Clinton the apparent winner in Indiana, while Barack Obama wins in North Carolina.
| Indiana Primary |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Hillary Clinton |
637,389 |
51% |
| Barack Obama |
615,370 |
49% |
| 99 Percent Reporting |
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Sat May 03, 2008 at 13:19:58 PM EDT
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(More from the 21st. - promoted by phillip anderson)
Democratic candidate for Congress Phil Steck, running amongst six other announced candidates to replace retiring Representative Mike McNulty (D, NY-21) opened his campaign headquarters Thursday.
Yet you wouldn't know this if you relied on the local mainstream media of New York's Capital Region. No news cameras were at the press conference called by the Democratic candidate who has raised the most money and recieved by far the most endorsements for his campaign for change.
But they did cover a phone call they made themselves to a longtime rumored candidate who still has yet to announce. Only local public radio had the good judgment to show up and cover the event.
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Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 18:46:22 PM EST
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Welcome to the "mini" Super Tuesday live blog. We'll be blogging the results from 7 p.m. (Vermont) on.
12:59 a.m.: Clinton is the projected winner in Texas, capping off a huge night for her campaign.
10:53 p.m.: MSNBC calls Ohio in favor of Clinton. I would be cautious about this considering MSNBC's Chuck Todd was on not too long ago saying that it was too close to call because a lot of the votes in Obama strongholds haven't been touched yet.
10:26 p.m.: Cuyahoga County (Cleveland area) won't be finished until 4:30 a.m. with the tabulation of votes.
10:11 p.m.: Still too close to call in Texas and Ohio for the Democrats.
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Tue Feb 12, 2008 at 17:52:11 PM EST
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That's the end of liveblogging tonight. Pretty uneventful night. No big surprises. McCain swept the primaries on the Republican side and Obama takes the primaries on the Democratic side. Obama has the momentum and McCain is inching closer to the nomination. Huckabee really needed a win (or two or three) tonight and he didn't get it.
Have a good night.
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Sat Feb 09, 2008 at 15:09:32 PM EST
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Today there are four primary/caucus events throughout the country. On the Republican side, Kansas will be holding their caucus today. On the Democratic side, Nebraska has their caucus today. Then, Louisiana is holding their primaries for Republicans and Democrats today and the Washington caucuses are also today.
11:02 p.m.: Obama wins U.S. Virgin Islands to sweep today's caucuses/primaries on the Democratic side.
10:20 p.m.: (Sorry for the delay on this.) Obama the projected winner in Louisiana.
9:53 p.m.: Huckabee and McCain will be fought for awhile. Obama still with a big lead over Clinton.
9:46 p.m.: Obama with a commanding lead in Louisiana. They might call this for him soon. McCain loses lead to Huckabee.
9:37 p.m.: Obama with the lead in Louisiana. McCain holding on.
9:32 p.m.Obama is closing the gap, as is Huckabee. Both are within striking distance.
9:27 p.m.: Okay... Huckabee's back to the runner-up spot. Meanwhile, Clinton and Obama are separated by about 150 votes.
9:16 p.m.: One thing I didn't mention earlier was that Obama dominated the black vote. He got over 90 percent of the vote among voters aged 30-44 and voters over 60. He received 83 percent of the vote among voters ages 45-59.
9:13 p.m.: Huckabee is in third right now in Louisiana. Keep in mind though that it's still early, but Romney has a slight edge over him. McCain is leading early, however.
9:11 p.m.: Clinton with the early lead in Louisana, even though the exit polls suggest Obama could be the winner. He won the vote among men AND women, and he was the winner among voters in the the 18-29 age group, 30-44 age group and 45-59 age group.
Earlier updates
UPDATE: Huckabee projected the winner in Kansas.
UPDATE II: Barack Obama has won the Nebraska Caucuses.
UPDATE III: Obama is the projected winner in Washington.
UPDATE IV: Louisiana's polls have closed. This is the last primary of the night and we will have one Republican winner and one Democratic winner.
UPDATE V: Sen. Hillary Clinton is addressing supporters in Virginia.
UPDATE VI: By the way, tomorrow is Maine. The Democratic caucuses will be held in that state tomorrow.
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Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 12:11:42 PM EST
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In a ruling announced this morning, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that New York State's current system for party selection of judicial nominations to the State Supreme Court is, in fact, consitutional. Today's decision in New York State Board of Elections v. Lopez Torres, et al. reverses rulings by both the District Court and Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
The petitioners had claimed that the state mechanism for selecting party nominees for election to the Supreme Court -- a convention of delegates who are party members -- puts control over the nominations in the hands of local political bosses and makes it exceedingly difficult for disapproved candidates to ever gain such nominations. They claimed that "New York's election law burdened the rights of challengers seeking to run against candidates favored by the party leadership, and deprived voters and candidates of their rights to gain access to the ballot and to associate in choosing their party's candidates." Petitioners sought a permanent injunction against the convenstion sytem and its replacement with a direct primary system.
The lower federal courts had both agreed that this was a violation of First Amendment associational rights. But SCOTUS found no such violation, and reversed the ruling.
Some selected excerpts from the opinions below the fold.
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Mon Dec 31, 2007 at 17:43:53 PM EST
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Here's some eloquence from the blogfather himself:
We all want more Democrats. Yes. But we should ALSO want BETTER Democrats. Those that stand in the way of that are no better than the corrupt William Jeffersons and Al Wynns they protect.
Kos was talking about bad Democrats in congress, but his statement is just as applicaple to our statehouse. Are you all listening??
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 at 18:14:19 PM EST
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The State Board of Elections has decided the ballot order for the upcoming presidential primary on February 5th.
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Bill Richardson
3. Joe Biden
4. John Edwards
5. Barack Obama
6. Dennis Kucinich
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 at 15:48:12 PM EDT
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The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president:
Acting on behalf of its more than 1.4 million members, the AFT executive council on Wednesday endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president, citing her proven ability to advance our nation's key priorities, and her bold plans for a stronger America.
"Our members have told us that they want a leader they can trust to strengthen public education, increase access to health care, promote commonsense economic priorities and secure America's place in the world," said AFT president Edward J. McElroy. "Hillary Clinton is that leader."
Chris Bowers at Open Left calls it, "the biggest endorsement of the campaign for me so far."
I know AFT people, both the teachers and the organizers. They are friends, family and colleagues. They are smart, extremely hard working, and also very progressive. I trust the decisions they make. If they decide to endorse Hillary Clinton, that means a lot to me . . . The AFT endorsement of Hillary Clinton improves my image of Hillary Clinton.
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