During last night’s debate between Maggie Brooks and Louise Slaughter, WROC anchor Maureen McGuire asked the candidates whether, in light of Hurricane Sandy, they’d supporting cutting funding for or eliminating FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Both candidates said they want to keep FEMA intact and preserve its funding. But Brooks’ response had another element; […]
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Slaughter and Brooks get testy
If you caught the first debate between incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter and Republican Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, you didn’t miss much, since tonight’s round was more of the same. The only major difference was Brooks’ defensive posture on FEMA in light of the disaster superstorm Sandy inflicted on the New York City and New […]
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Week Ahead: Midtown public-space hearing, another Slaughter-Brooks debate
The City of Rochester will hold a public hearing to present designs for the open space and public realm portion of the Midtown Redevelopment Project. The designs include plans for new streets, sidewalks, and open spaces. Some people have also talked about using a portion of the property for a permanent downtown festival site. The […]
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ELECTIONS 2012: The case against Brooks for Congress
Congressional candidate Maggie Brooks almost never refers to the “people” of Monroe County; they are “taxpayers,” even when the context seems to demand another noun. The subtle bit of messaging aligns with Brooks’ signature and much-touted accomplishment as county executive: freezing the property tax rate.
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ELECTIONS 2012: Evaluating Slaughter’s record
Democratic incumbent Louise Slaughter is one of the most liberal members of the House of Representatives, and proudly so. She’s quick-witted, a master zinger-slinger, and energetic. Her folksy populism marinates in an endearing Kentucky accent, but she can get down in the weeds, too — she’s a microbiologist — and discuss in minute detail the best circumstances to grow algae for conversion to gasoline, for example. Slaughter’s critics like to say, “Sure, she’s likeable, but what has she done?” The answer is quite a lot.
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Clinton stumps for Slaughter, Hochul
Former President Bill Clinton says the country needs cooperation and not conflict to get back on track. In an appearance at the Main Street Armory this afternoon, Clinton told the crowd of about 2,000 people why they should vote for either Kathy Hochul or Louise Slaughter, incumbent Democrats facing tough re-election contests for their House […]
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Brooks, Slaughter debate: No knockouts
Maggie Brooks and Louise Slaughter came out swinging tonight in their first debate. The candidates for the 25th Congressional District, incumbent Democrat Slaughter and Republican Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, squared-off in the WXXI studio. The one-hour debate, which was moderated by 13WHAM’s Sean Carroll, followed a somewhat schizophrenic format. The candidates fielded questions from […]
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[UPDATED] Clinton to stump for Slaughter, Hochul
Former President Bill Clinton will be at the Main Street Armory on Friday, October 19.
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Slaughter tops Brooks in fundraising
Louise Slaughter and Maggie Brooks have submitted their quarterly campaign finance reports and, from the beginning of July to the end of September, Slaughter raised far more money than Brooks. In fact, Slaughter raised more in individual contributions than Brooks did in total. Slaughter, a Democrat and the incumbent, raised $720,830 for the quarter, with […]
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Week ahead: campaign finance filings; Brooks-Slaughter and Romney-Obama debates
Congressional candidates have until midnight tonight to turn in their quarterly reports, which will tell us how much money they’ve raised who they’ve raised it from. The reports can also give us some idea of who supports a candidate, and how that candidate may vote if put into office. In the 25th Congressional District race, […]
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Maggie Brooks wins…the Twitter war
I’ve been keeping a relatively close eye on #ny25 — a Twitter hash tag for the Congressional race between incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter and her Republican challenger, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks. So far, Brooks’ followers seem to be Tweeting more and with a sense of purpose. When the Fair Elections Committee ruled against a […]
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More notes on the Slaughter-Brooks poll
Yesterday, Siena Research Institute released poll results that put Democrat Louise Slaughter 10 points ahead of Republican Maggie Brooks among likely voters. Beyond the big picture, some other aspects of the results got my attention: • While 86 percent of the surveyed Democrats said they’d vote for Slaughter, 76 percent of Republicans said they’d vote […]
