Helping small business, renewable energy, education and health care are among the Democrats’ shared priorities Six Democratic candidates for Congress fought it out before and audience of students and Hudson Valley voters on the SUNY New Paltz campus Wednesday to determine who will challenge Republican John Faso for the 19th […]
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Congressman Faso’s “colossal” mistake
I’ve known Congressman John Faso for many years. I’ve followed his career since he was a member of the State Assembly, through his time as leader of the Assembly Republicans, when he ran for governor and then when he became a successful lobbyist. Now Faso has made a colossal […]
We don’t need anti-democratic tactics
We all know that Hillary won the popular vote so you would think that Donald J. Trump would get the message and maybe meet those in the majority who voted for her sort of halfway. In New York where I work and in Massachusetts where I live, there are many, […]
Teachout delivers a message of hope for the future
Zephyr Teachout lost her second political race in two years Tuesday night but reassured her supporters that “this is our moment.” “We took a beating here,” Teachout said, “Not just me, but the values of our democracy. Because they weren’t just attacking me, they were attacking all of us. […]
Teachout, Faso hold large leads in upcoming congressional primaries
Environment, health care top issues for Dems; National defense, jobs, deficit top issues for Republicans The Democratic and Republican frontrunners are starting to pull away in the race for the 19th Congressional District seat, but don’t expect the campaign ads to end anytime soon. With three weeks until Republicans […]