Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. endorses Hillary Clinton. [
Despite rumors, former G.O.P. Assemblyman Howard Mills is not running against Congressman John Hall, reports Liz. [Daily Politics]
The Clinton campaign says the gay veteran, and Hillary ally, who asked a question at last night’s debate was acting completely on his own. [Washington Read More
Two World Trade Center insurers, Allianz and Royal & SunAlliance, are holding out on more than $803 million that is owed to developer Larry Silverstein (and by extension, the Port Authority), according to city Comptroller William Thompson. In a letter today, the Comptroller urged the state insurance superintendent, Howard Mills, to “compel these companies to Read More
It’s back to budget business in Albany, the Daily News reports.
George Pataki rebukes Howard Mills for raising political donations, the Times reports, and Spitzer defends his Appalachia comments.
And the Post reports that Mike Bloomberg hasn’t ruled out endorsing Eliot Spitzer and Hillary Clinton.
—Nicole Brydson
Another Q-Poll is out today, complete with quote that Hillary “doesn’t seem to have any political problems” in New York. True, no doubt; but it’s not ideal that the polling closed four days ago, before anybody had heard Hillary’s “plantation” slip, so there’s no way of telling if it hurt her at all. Read More
Ed Cox’s departure from the campaign makes Jeanine the de facto nominee, but her press conference this afternoon, at which she was endorsed by Governor Pataki, showed that she still has a way to go. Indeed, if you, like The Politicker, are a member of the snickering press class, a Pirro press conference Read More
