Sample ballot Upper East Side Examine all the candidate personalities you want. Debate the issues. Parse respective messages, demographics, money, organization. In the end, what
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Category: Analysis and Comment
Gimme Me All Ya Got–The Push In Mayoral Primary Between Ganim And Moore
In the old days it was a final telephone call on a land line (what’s that?) to help close out the message for a vote.
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Ganim, Moore Money Muscle In Final Days Of Primary
Ganim fundraising page summary Mayor Joe Ganim’s reelection campaign raised roughly $16,000 the past two months elevating his total war chest to $325,000 in his
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One Week Left, How Close Is Dem Mayoral Primary?
Competitive, according to political operatives in both camps as well as examining anecdotal information from neighborhoods. Could that change? Of course. Primaries are daffy ducks.
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The Gender Battle For Votes–Female Pastors Endorse Ganim
When you’re an incumbent challenged by a woman seeking to become the city’s first black mayor what do you do as a potential campaign antidote?
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Sorry, Charlie–Barr Takes Bite Out Of Stallworth For Not Supporting Moore
When Charlie Stallworth announced his campaign for mayor in March, mercurial Democratic Town Committee member Tony Barr was front and center supporting the state representative
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Ganim, Moore Intensify Voter Outreach For Primary
Political campaigns are like a controlled frenzy. Yes, that sounds like the ultimate oxymoron, but within the insanity of campaigns handlers do their best to
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Union Support Boosts Ganim, Moore For Mayoral Primary
Four years ago incumbent Mayor Bill Finch was backed by a majority of union leadership in his primary battle against insurgent Joe Ganim who leveraged
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