New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus pandemic press conferences have become must see television. Democrats have been praising them, and some have even floated him as a 2020 presidential contender. The rise of Cuomo shows that times of tragedy can make very unlikely political heroes. It’s not that Cuomo […] Read more »
New electoral map comes into focus ahead of 2020 census
The coming year is going to be about more than choosing a new president; it’s going to be about creating a new Electoral College map. The 2020 Census will lead to a new congressional apportionment that will lead to a new path to the 270 electoral votes for winning the […] Read more »
‘Incomprehensible’ Numbers: How Republicans Are Losing N.Y. Suburbs
Well before Representative Peter King announced that he would retire next year, enough evidence existed that his prospects for re-election on Long Island as a Republican were narrowing. Like so many suburban areas around the country, Long Island is undergoing a profound political shift, a transformation evident in the voter […] Read more »
Trump and Republicans have a suburban problem
President Donald Trump’s Republican Party has a suburban problem, and it’s not clear that they know what to do about it. As urban areas become more Democratic leaning and rural areas move to the right, the suburbs are likely going to be where the 2020 election is decided. Tuesday’s elections […] Read more »
NY Democrats Back Weed Legalization and Biden for 2020
More than half of New York Democrats say they prefer a presidential nominee who is more progressive than moderate, with the majority of New Yorkers not backing a hometown candidate for president in 2020, an exclusive new NBC 4 New York/Marist poll reveals. CONT. NBC 4 New York Read more »
Cynthia Nixon, like Bernie Sanders before her, has a problem with black Democrats
… A Quinnipiac poll of New York’s upcoming Democratic gubernatorial primary has Gov. Andrew Cuomo leading Cynthia Nixon 59% to 23%. … Cuomo’s large lead is emblematic of two important trends in the Democratic Party. The first, and perhaps most obvious, is that progressives look likely to fail in their […] Read more »