The Working Families Party has endorsed City Councilmember Malik Evans for mayor, guaranteeing him a spot on the November ballot.
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Monroe County likely to cut election polling sites amid poll worker shortage, pandemic
A shortage of poll workers is pushing Monroe County to reduce the number of polling sites and urge voters to use absentee ballots.
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NEWS BLOG: Joe Robach may go unchallenged (and other election updates)
In May, local Democrats and Republicans held their annual nominating conventions, where they endorsed candidates for office. Since then, a few more races have solidified, while the county clerk’s race hasn’t. It’s likely that Democrats won’t put up a challenger against Republican State Senator Joe Robach, whom the Republicans nominated for reelection to his 56th […]
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NEWS BLOG: Interpreting the Walker win
If you’re looking for meaning in last night’s Wisconsin recall election, you should read Nate Silver‘s take. The New York Times blogger says that Republican Governor Scott Walker’s victory isn’t necessarily bad news for President Barack Obama. Walker stripped away union rights for most public employees and the subsequent backlash led to the recall election. […]
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The invisible elephant
Now that the inauguration is over, the confetti has been swept up, the temporary seating and fancy bunting has been put away for another four years, we can finally ask the forbidden question: Was this election on the level? Big media, with its overarching saturation of gee-whiz coverage, seems to be saying a resounding […]
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The XX Files
In light of Florida 2000, and given how close this year’s presidential race is, the Monroe County Board of Elections isn’t taking any chances. Instead of training a third of its 2,300 election inspectors, as it normally would during an election year, it’s training everyone. Last week I took the election inspector class with 100 […]
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Titanic Tuesday: campaigns sink or swim
To state the doubly obvious: The national Republican Party is united around its 2004 presidential candidate, George W. Bush, who may be elected or re-elected, depending on how you look at it. And the national Democratic Party is divided nine ways as the primary season opens, with (in alphabetical order) Wesley Clark, Howard Dean, John […]
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After the vote: potholes ahead
A week after Maggie Brooks’ victory over Bill Johnson, I’m drawn back to Jimmy Carter’s “crisis of confidence” — or national “malaise,” as it became known. Carter was addressing the US “energy crisis” of the moment (apart from his attachment to coal and oil, he mused that solar power would provide 20 percent of the […]
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Sizing up the battle for school board
There are 10 candidates running for four open seats on the Rochester School Board this year. Four Democrats will face off against four Republicans, an Independence candidate, and a candidate running on the Working Families line. The Democrats — Malik Evans, David Perez, Willa Powell, and Shirley Thompson — were profiled in City Newspaper‘s […]
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DA endorsement? No conviction
Taking off on a book title from Texan gadfly Jim Hightower: If the gods meant us to give an endorsement for Monroe County District Attorney, they would have given us a candidate… who firmly opposes the death penalty. Unfortunately, both candidates on the ballot, Mike Green (Democratic and Crime Prevention parties) and Ann Marie […]
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Great expectations: Is change in the works for City Council?
Ten candidates, four seats. The ballot might be telling you that broad changes are in the offing for Rochester City Council this election season. But don’t believe the hype. Change and City Council don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. Democrats dominate voters in the city of Rochester. And City Council, to a member, mirrors its constituents. Aside […]
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Town supers near the finish line
With the primaries safely in the past, most Rochester-area suburban elections are over before they’re over. Whoever was lucky enough to win the Republican endorsement can coast. But there are still some town elections worth watching — because a particular primary turned the tables, or because a race involves issues that may resonate beyond […]
