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Trump Impeachment Attorney Running For NY AG Trump Impeachment Attorney Running For NY AG
Trump Impeachment Attorney Running For NY AG The trial attorney who served as the majority counsel during former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trials announced that he is running to become “The People’s Lawyer of New York.” Dan Goldman, a Democrat who was the lead prosecutor in the first impeachment probe and as a staff counsel in the second, announced that he is running to replace New York Attorney General Letitia James, who previously announced a gubernatorial run. Related story - 'I'm Running For Governor': NY AG Letitia James Makes It Official The 45-year-old Goldman took to social media to announce his "people-powered ca…

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by Zak Failla
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'Tish' James Wins Democratic Primary For Attorney General In Four-Way Race 'Tish' James Wins Democratic Primary For Attorney General In Four-Way Race
'Tish' James Wins Democratic Primary For Attorney General In Four-Way Race Letitia "Tish" James became the first black woman to win a major party statewide nomination on Thursday, Sept. 13 in the four-way primary race for state Attorney General. James, endorsed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was the unofficial winner for the job used to police Wall Street and lead legal “resistance” against President Donald Trump. James took aim at Trump in her victory speech, saying he "can't go a day without dividing us." James told supporters in Brooklyn that we're "in the middle of a fight to save our democracy." She said Trump "can't go a day witho…

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by Jon Craig
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Attorney General Candidate Vows To Investigate Cuomo Administration If Elected Attorney General Candidate Vows To Investigate Cuomo Administration If Elected
Attorney General Candidate Vows To Investigate Cuomo Administration If Elected Although she is a fellow Democrat, a candidate for state Attorney General has vowed to investigate corruption within the Cuomo Administration if elected in the Thursday Sept. 13 primary and Nov. 6 election. Zephyr Teachout, a former challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle, said she would probe whether the Democratic governor has used state resources for campaign purposes, according to multiple news reports. Teachout told reporters in Albany that whoever wins the attorney general's race must be independent enough to investigate the governor's office. She also said she's the only state …

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by Jon Craig
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New Poll Calls State Attorney General's Race A Tossup New Poll Calls State Attorney General's Race A Tossup
New Poll Calls State Attorney General's Race A Tossup According to a new poll released on Monday, Sept. 10 three statewide candidates are running neck-and-neck in the race for Attorney General.  The poll by Siena College also found that Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle maintains a comfortable lead over his Democratic primary challenger, Cynthia Nixon.  The primary election is on Thursday, Sept. 13.  The race for attorney general appears to be competitive, with U.S. Sean Patrick Maloney of Cold Spring leading the field with 25 percent of the vote, trailed by Letitia James, the New York City public advocate, who has 24 percent support from those…

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by Jon Craig
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Early Poll Shows Who NY Voters Favor In Cuomo-Nixon Race Early Poll Shows Who NY Voters Favor In Cuomo-Nixon Race
Early Poll Shows Who NY Voters Favor In Cuomo-Nixon Race There's plenty of time to go, of course, but the first indication of how the June Democratic gubernatorial primary may turn out is now in. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle enjoys a commanding 47 percentage point lead over actress Cynthia Nixon. However, his lead narrows substantially among the most enthusiastic voters, according to the NBC 4 New York/Marist Poll. Cuomo leads Nixon of New York City by 68 to 21 percent among registered voters, according to the poll released on Thursday, April 12. Among voters who consider themselves "highly enthusiastic" to vote in the primary, Cuo…

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by Jon Craig
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Sex And The State House? Cynthia Nixon Announces Cuomo Primary Challenge Sex And The State House? Cynthia Nixon Announces Cuomo Primary Challenge
Sex And The State House? Cynthia Nixon Announces Cuomo Primary Challenge Is Nixon the one? That remains to be seen, but actress Cynthia Nixon, who starred in the HBO hit show “Sex and the City,” officially announced on Monday that she is launching a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the 2018 gubernatorial race in New York. "Together, we can win this fight," Nixon said on her newly launched website, CynthiaforNewYork.com. Nixon announced her candidacy on Twitter, in a post that included a link to a two-minute video which ends with her aboard the train, with the last words spoken being, "Next Stop: Albany." "I’m runnin…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Faso Foe Getting Pumped Up With Money From Cuomo Donors, Report Says Faso Foe Getting Pumped Up With Money From Cuomo Donors, Report Says
Faso Foe Getting Pumped Up With Money From Cuomo Donors, Report Says There are six Democrats vying to challenge U.S. Rep. John Faso in his Hudson Valley congressional district. Longtime aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Gareth Rhodes, 29,  has raised a sixth of his campaign cash from Cuomo alums, according to this report in Politico, and some of those alums have gone door-to-door with him on weekends.  However, Rhodes is running in a district where Cuomo isn’t popular: Zephyr Teachout (who ran against Faso in 2016) trounced the governor in the 19th Congressional District.  Cuomo and Faso have engaged in a bitter war of words over health care and tax reform over th…

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by Jon Craig