A late August congressional primary in New York has candidates scrambling to find far-flung voters who tend to summer in places like the Hamptons. Source: New York Times
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Outside Money Floods New York Congressional Races
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2022
Super PACs have spent about $9 million to try to influence the Aug. 23 congressional primaries in New York, more than three times the amount spent in 2018. Source: New York Times
The M.T.A.’s Money Woes
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2022
The New York area transportation authority is contending with reduced ridership, debt and inefficiency. Source: New York Times
Carolyn Maloney’s Campaign Pitch: A Man Can’t Do My Job
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
Carolyn Maloney is leaning on her record fighting for the women’s movement to differentiate herself from her chief Democratic primary rival, Jerrold Nadler. Source: New York Times
Will Abortion Issue Sway Voters’ Choices? N.Y. House Race Poses Test.
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2022
An Aug. 23 special election to replace a Democrat, Antonio Delgado, could help answer one of the biggest questions of the midterms. Source: New York Times
Sean Patrick Maloney Wins a Clinton Endorsement (Bill, Not Hillary)
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
The former president said he would vote for and endorse Mr. Maloney over a challenger from the left, State Senator Alessandra Biaggi. Source: New York Times
Nadler and Maloney Are Collegial at Debate. Their Rival Is Combative.
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2022
Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Carolyn Maloney touted their extensive political records while Suraj Patel highlighted his lack of one as a virtue. Source: New York Times
Pelosi Backs Rep. Mondaire Jones in Crowded Open-Seat Race in New York
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
The first-term congressman, who moved to Brooklyn to compete in the redrawn 10th Congressional District, faces a highly competitive race. Source: New York Times
How Some Parents Changed Their Politics in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
They were once Democrats and Republicans. But fears for their children in the pandemic transformed their thinking, turning them into single-issue voters for November’s midterms. Source: New York Times
A New Yorker’s Opposition to Abortion Clouds Her House Re-Election Bid
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2022
Representative Nicole Malliotakis, the city’s lone Republican House member, has tried to maintain some distance from the Supreme Court ruling on abortion. Source: New York Times
Liz Holtzman Wants Another Crack at Congress, 50 Years Later
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2022
She shattered glass ceilings, voted to impeach Nixon and helped chase out Nazis. But can Ms. Holtzman overcome one more political hurdle: her age? Source: New York Times
Facing Tepid Support, Bill de Blasio Drops N.Y. House Bid
By Gotham Rex on July 19, 2022
Polls showed Mr. de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City who also prematurely ended a 2020 presidential bid, trailing in a crowded Democratic primary. Source: New York Times
This Political Neophyte Is a Lock for Congress. His Name Helps.
By Gotham Rex on July 19, 2022
Rob Menendez Jr., 37, is running his first race for office for a New Jersey congressional seat that his father, Senator Bob Menendez, once held. Source: New York Times
Five Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2022
Democratic interference in Republican primaries paid off in some places but not others, election-denying candidates were halted in Colorado, and incumbents proved their staying power. Source: New York Times
Working Families Party Endorses Yuh-Line Niou in Key House Race
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2022
Ms. Niou, a state assemblywoman, won the Working Families Party endorsement over better-known rivals like Bill de Blasio and Representative Mondaire Jones. Source: New York Times