New Yorkers have a diverse group of candidates to choose from when they vote for governor this year: a Democratic incumbent who’s pragmatic but often progressive, a conservative Republican, a center-left independent, a Libertarian, and a Green who’s well to the left of everyone. And their positions on state issue are so different that this […]
New York governor’s race
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The Nixon-Cuomo race
While challenger Cynthia Nixon is campaigning as the more strongly progressive candidate, it’s hard to find many issues on which she and Governor Andrew Cuomo disagree.
More primary action: Three Democrats seek Morelle’s Assembly seat
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Cuomo deserves our vote
(As in September’s Democratic Primary, City’s editorial staff is divided on its endorsement for governor. Endorsements from both sides follow, with the staff majority first.) Andrew Cuomo isn’t a perfect governor, and some of his shortcomings are as serious as his critics say. We, too, are disturbed by his meddling in the work of the […]
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Hawkins, to protest and push progressive ideas
Our editorial staff is usually able to reach consensus on political endorsements, but in this year’s governor’s race, we weren’t, so we’re giving you the arguments of both sides. As the majority of our editorial staff spells out this week, Andrew Cuomo has done many good things for New York. Neither of his two third-party […]
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The Spitzer vision
Eliot Spitzer discusses the Upstate economy and the dysfunction in Albany
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On the campaign trail: remaking Medicaid
By the time this article hits the streets, New York’s Democrats will have elected a gubernatorial candidate. And barring supernatural intervention, it’s Eliot Spitzer. Challenger Tom Suozzi will fade into the background and possibly out of the public eye for good. But by pushing for reform in Albany, and harping on property taxes during the […]
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An interview with an underdog
For the first time in more than a decade, the highest office in the state is going to turn over. Three men are vying to replace George Pataki and no matter who wins, there will be big changes in store for New Yorkers. So why isn’t this race bigger news? Why aren’t the conversations in […]
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For New York governor: Eliot Spitzer
New York is a mess, and we don’t need to list the reasons. You already know them. You also know that a governor can’t fix everything. But a governor can do a lot. For starters (as our article last week, “Reforming from the Governor’s Mansion,” noted), the governor could refuse to participate in the three-man […]
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Metro ink – 9.8.06
WHAT’S THAT ‘WWOS’? A new public art exhibit is introducing people to a newspaper that encouraged readers to question authority and think for themselves. No, notCity. It’s the Liberal Advocate, which, along with The Reflector, was an example of 19th-century “freethought press” published in Rochester and Palmyra by Obediah Dogberry. Never heard of Dogberry? The […]
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Taking on crime
It’s hard to imagine a political campaign where crime is unimportant. Certainly it took center stage in last year’s mayoral race. But so far, it’s taken a back seat to other issues in the race for governor. Maybe that’s because Eliot Spitzer’s rivals don’t consider it much of a weakness for him, since he’s the […]
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Conventional wisdom: NYS party politics
Steve Minarik seemed uncharacteristically subdued when he approached the podium in HofstraUniversity’s arena. It was early Thursday afternoon, the final day of the state Republican Party’s convention in Hempstead, Long Island, and balloting for the gubernatorial endorsement had ended moments before. In the tone of a man announcing his own death sentence, he told the […]
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Appalachian Upstate?
Negative press just doesn’t seem to stick to Eliot Spitzer
