Should the GOP challengers press on?
Mitt Romney is about halfway to the 1,144 delegates needed for the Republican presidential nomination. He has nearly twice the number of delegates won by his nearest challenger, Rich Santorum, and...
View ArticleNeil Breslin for Senate
Our opinion: Neil Breslin’s integrity and experience make him the right choice in the Democratic primary. When a candidate asks voters for a ninth term in office, you may wonder whether there’s enough...
View ArticleLessons learned from Cantor’s loss
There are legitimate conclusions to be drawn and useful insights to be gained — especially for the left — from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s surprise primary defeat to David Brat, writes Richard...
View ArticleCuomo should agree to debate
It is time for New Yorkers to to demand the Gov. Andrew Cuomo debate his Democratic primary opponent Zephyr Teachout. The voters have a right to hear each candidate’s political positions and plans for...
View ArticleTeachout, Wu deserve votes in primary election
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas changed American history exposing their contrasting views through debate. Zephyr Teachout, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s worthy opponent, accepted the invitation to a...
View ArticleMr. Cuomo’s next hurdle
Our opinion: A governor rejected by more than a third of his fellow Democrats needs to return to the unfinished work of reforming state government. Gov. Andrew set a low bar in Tuesday’s primary — 51...
View ArticleAgendas differ among age classes of boomers
I appreciate Jennifer Graham’s commentary extolling the resurgence of the baby boomers (“Embracing the graying of America,” Aug. 26). I’d like to clarify certain misconceptions about this graying...
View ArticleGet out and vote in Thursday primary
Urging people to vote in Thursday’s primary elections is asking them to defy a trend. Whether it’s a lack of passion or an inability among candidates to get supporters to the polls, turnout in...
View ArticleToo early to predict Trump’s standing
It’s too early to be bullish on Donald Trump’s winning the Republican presidential nomination since “most surveys cover Republican-leaning adults or registered voters, rather than likely voters,” and...
View ArticleVoters in tiny states curb primary options in N.Y.
Since the Feb. 1 Iowa caucus, the number of presidential candidates has shrunk from 15 to eight. Seven qualified candidates, each with unique experience and views, are removed from consideration merely...
View ArticleTime to restore calm to country
As this esoteric primary season is coming to a close, analysts remain dumbfounded as to how Donald Trump, a real-estate mogul masquerading as an angry buffoon in the shadows of Benito Mussolini, the...
View ArticleToo early to count Sanders out in NY
Hillary Clinton might be favored to win New York’s primary, but considering that “rank outsider” Bill de Blasio became NYC mayor and Zephyr Teachout got over a third of the Democratic gubernatorial...
View ArticleClinton only cares about the votes
What do you get when you cast your vote based on party rather than issues? You get nothing but lies. There is an entire generation of lost Democrats who have never paid enough attention to notice that...
View ArticleOur picks: Clinton, Kasich
New Yorkers are in a position they don’t often find themselves: poised to make a potential difference in the primary phase of a presidential race. That’s an exciting place to be. It’s also a big...
View ArticleWhose democracy is it?
A presidential primary as widely watched as this year’s is bound to bring some glitches at the polls. But Tuesday’s primary seems to have had more than its share. And it underscored how deep the...
View ArticleAn open primary misses the point
Leading up to New York state’s primaries for candidates seeking the presidency, much was made of the “exclusion” of potential voters because they were not enrolled in one of the two major parties....
View ArticlePrimary system stirs up change
This primary system has given form to something that has been brewing for a long time. The two candidates that are most estranged from the parties whose nomination they are seeking are creating the...
View ArticlePrimary’s end is undemocratic
There’s no denying Hillary Clinton has achieved a positive milestone by emerging as the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, but for the media to declare her a winner “based on...
View ArticleRein in Mr. Trump’s antics
Donald Trump seems determined to turn the race for the presidency into the political equivalent of a professional wrestling match. A spectacle, that is, not a sober campaign for the most powerful post...
View ArticleA single primary is best
Depending on where you live in New York, Tuesday may be the fifth time this year – but not yet the last – that you’ll get to cast an election ballot. In several Capital Region communities, where polls...
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