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'It’s Time For Fresh Blood': Zeldin Not Running For RNC Chair, Calls For McDaniel's Ouster 'It’s Time For Fresh Blood': Zeldin Not Running For RNC Chair, Calls For McDaniel's Ouster
'It’s Time For Fresh Blood': Zeldin Not Running For RNC Chair, Calls For McDaniel's Ouster New York Congressman and former candidate for governor Lee Zeldin will not run for chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), but says it’s clear the party needs new leadership. In a statement Wednesday, Dec. 7, Zeldin said “I won’t be running for RNC chair at this time with (current Chair Ronna) McDaniel’s reelection pre-baked by design, but that doesn’t mean she should even be running again.” Zeldin, who represents New York’s 1st Congressional District covering eastern Long Island, said he is grateful for all the messages he’s received encouraging him to run for the position. He …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Some Pundits Now Project Sean Patrick Maloney Will Be First DCCC Chair To Lose Seat In 40 Years Some Pundits Now Project Sean Patrick Maloney Will Be First DCCC Chair To Lose Seat In 40 Years
Some Pundits Now Project Sean Patrick Maloney Will Be First Dccc Chair To Lose Seat In 40 Years As Democrats across the country brace for what many political pundits say could be a great night for Republicans,  five-term New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is facing a tough battle to win the newly drawn 17th District. Maloney, who has served as chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) since 2021, trailed his Republican opponent, Assemblyman Mike Lawler, by six points, 46 to 52 percent, in one poll taken in late October 2022, Forbes reports.  In the weeks leading up to the election, Cook Political Report changed its rating on the 17th District race from “lean Dem…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Polls Show Race Tightening Between Hochul, Zeldin As Debate Day Approaches New Polls Show Race Tightening Between Hochul, Zeldin As Debate Day Approaches
New Polls Show Race Tightening Between Hochul, Zeldin As Debate Day Approaches With just days left until New York’s two gubernatorial candidates face off in their only debate before the election, new polling indicates the race between Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin is tightening. Zeldin now trails Hochul by just 5.3 points, 43.7 to 49 percent, according to a rolling average of polls from Sept. 30 to Oct. 12 from RealClearPolitics (RCP). Earlier Report: Marist Poll Reveals How Hochul-Zeldin Race Looks Among Those Who Say They'll 'Definitely Vote' Nearly seven percent of voters remain undecided with just weeks left until the midterm elect…

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by Michael Mashburn
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President Biden To Visit Hudson Valley, Reports Say President Biden To Visit Hudson Valley, Reports Say
President Biden To Visit Hudson Valley, Reports Say President Joe Biden is expected to visit New York ahead of the midterm elections, Bloomberg reports. Biden will be in the Empire State Thursday, Oct. 6, and will attend a jobs event hosted by IBM at the company’s Dutchess County campus in Poughkeepsie, the outlet reports. While there, he’s expected to discuss job creation in the region, Spectrum News1 reports. The president is then expected to attend a fundraiser in New York City benefiting the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. He’ll also attend a second fundraiser at the home of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy hosted by the Democra…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hudson Valley County Exec's Congressional Special Election Win Cited Nationally As Bellwether Hudson Valley County Exec's Congressional Special Election Win Cited Nationally As Bellwether
Hudson Valley County Exec's Congressional Special Election Win Cited Nationally As Bellwether Democrats received a major confidence boost heading into the November midterms after Pat Ryan won a special election for New York's open 19th House seat in a race that's considered a national bellwether. Ryan, the Ulster County executive, was leading Republican Marc Molinaro, the Dutchess County executive, with 51 percent of the vote when the Associated Press called the race just after midnight Wednesday, Aug. 24. The swing district, located in the Catskills and mid-Hudson Valley regions and which includes Ulster and Dutchess counties, was left vacant when Democrat Antonio Delgado became …

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by Michael Mashburn