NY-23: The Democratic Bench

Now that State Senator Darrel Aubertine is out of the running, here’s a quick review of the other potential Democratic candidates to replace John McHugh in Congress:
–Daniel French, a former federal prosecutor and aide to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, considered by many to be one of the strongest choices.  He would offer a Read More

Murphy’s Lead Doubles, But Recounting Stalls in the Absence of a Qualified Republican Official

ALBANY—Democrats are accusing Republicans of walking away from the counting table in Dutchess County with the absentee ballots from three towns still unopened, thereby stalling a recount of the election between Scott Murphy and Jim Tedisco for Kirsten Gillibrand’s open House seat.
One of the Republicans charged with adjudicating ballot objections took the day Read More

Murphy’s Lead Doubles, But Recounting Stalls in the Absence of a Qualified Republican Official

ALBANY—Democrats are accusing Republicans of walking away from the counting table in Dutchess County with the absentee ballots from three towns still unopened, thereby stalling a recount of the election between Scott Murphy and Jim Tedisco for Kirsten Gillibrand's open House seat.

One of the Republicans charged with adjudicating ballot objections took the day Read More