Tag Archives: 2013 elections

Slapping At Quinn Press Conference

A mayoral campaign press conference for New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn turned violent yesterday when an anti-Quinn protester slapped openly gay state Sen. Brad Hoylman in the face. The protester, seen above shaking his fist at openly gay former state Sen. Tom Duane, said that he blames Quinn for the closure of St. Vincent’s Hospital in the West …

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NEW JERSEY: Commanding Lead For Cory Booker In Special Senate Rate

Newark Mayor Cory Booker easily won last week’s Democratic primary in his bid to replace the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg.  According to a poll issued this morning, Booker now has a large lead against GOP rival Steve Lonegan, the former New Jersey chapter head of the wingnut Americans For Prosperity. Booker currently holds a 54% to 38% advantage over Lonegan …

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New From Bill De Blasio

He’s really focusing on stop-and-frisk.

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Nothing Like A Big Fat Weiner

Now on sale. From the website: Carlos Danger Weiners: “There’s nothing like enjoying a big, fat weiner!” The world’s most delicious dogs with mocking salacious fun! With a Carlos Danger Weiner you can have the unique pleasure of a taste treat you won’t want to pull out of your mouth! A Carlos Danger Weiner rises to any occasion. There are …

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NYC Tabloids Slam Eliot Spitzer

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New Wall Street Journal-NBC Poll

From the Wall Street Journal: With nine candidates on the Democratic primary ballot, there is next to no chance anyone will win the contest outright, and so the top candidates have focused their efforts on securing a spot in the runoff. While Ms. Quinn has spent most of the race as the front-runner, the poll showed she will be the …

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Christine Quinn Vs Anthony Weiner

Last night an estimated 400,000 New Yorkers tuned in as the top five Democratic mayoral candidates debated in prime time. The full debate is here, but the press is focusing in on the exchange between Anthony Weiner and Christine Quinn after the moderator invited the candidates to state their opinions on Weiner’s worthiness to be in the race at all. …

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New Anthony Weiner Campaign Ad

He just keeps plugging away.

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NEW YORK CITY: Bill De Blasio Soars To First Place In Latest Mayoral Poll

The New York Times has the story: In a jolt to the Democratic campaign for mayor, a new poll suggests that Bill de Blasio, the most liberal of the leading candidates, has vaulted into first place among likely voters. The new Quinnipiac University survey of 579 likely Democratic voters in the Sept. 10 primary found Mr. de Blasio, who has …

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NYC’s Next First Lady?

Yesterday the New York Daily News profiled Kim Catullo, the famously media-shy wife of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. If Quinn is elected, she and Catullo would make history: Quinn, 47, would be New York’s first female mayor. And Catullo, 46, would be the city’s first gay First Lady. “She doesn’t like it much, being in the public eye, but …

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The Nation Endorses Bill De Blasio

The Nation made an apparently rare local endorsement today, backing the mayoral bid of New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. No doubt there will be tremendous challenges should de Blasio become mayor. New York is a fractured and fractious city, and he will almost certainly face strong headwinds from a number of quarters, the city’s powerful Wall Street …

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Anthony Weiner Vs British Reporter

Washington Post has a recap: “This is what separates the American media from the British media,” Weiner says as the reporter corners him and begins to pepper him with vague questions. Asked about whether his campaign was about ambition and power, a “hunger for the big job,” Weiner mutters, “It’s hard to take you seriously.” He then repeats in a …

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Quinn Continues Lead In Mayoral Polls

From the latest New York Times/Siena poll: Christine C. Quinn is leading the crowded field in the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor, lifted by support among Manhattanites and higher-income voters, the latest New York Times/Siena College poll finds. But just over a month before the Sept. 10 primary, Ms. Quinn is still well below the level needed …

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New Ad From Bill De Blasio

The Daily News recaps: Bill de Blasio — once again putting his diverse family front and center — will release his first TV ad on Thursday, a 30-second spot starring his son Dante. The 15-year-old, whose towering Afro has become a star of the mayor’s race, says his dad is the only candidate “who will end the stop-and-frisk era that …

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Anthony Weiner Calls Rival “Grandpa” At Forum Hosted By The AARP

ABC News has the story: Longshot Republican candidate George McDonald frequently mocks the former Democratic congressman’s sexting scandal. Tensions between them erupted again before the Manhattan forum Tuesday, when Weiner touched his 69-year-old opponent’s chest in greeting. McDonald barked, “Don’t put your hands on me ever again.” The 48-year-old Weiner responded by telling McDonald he has “anger issues.” When McDonald …

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George Soros Endorses Bill De Blasio

Billionaire liberal George Soros today endorsed New York City Public Advocate Bill De Blasio for mayor. In a prepared statement, Soros said de Blasio, a 52-year-old Democrat, would work to reduce economic inequality and guard against too much influence over elections by corporations and wealthy individuals. He is competing against six other Democrats in a Sept. 10 primary election to …

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Cuccinelli Vs McDonnell

Today’s installment of GOP infighting comes out of Virginia, where anti-gay Attorney General (and gubernatorial candidate) Ken Cuccinelli has demanded a special legislative session on political ethics, something that scandal-plagued and anti-gay Gov. Bob McDonnell (shockingly) does not want. With McDonnell (R) embroiled in a gifts scandal, the Republican candidate to succeed him said Virginia cannot wait until the legislature …

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Carlos! Carlos Danger!

Yesterday Anthony Weiner marched in New York City’s annual Ecuador Day Parade where he exhorted the crowd to chant his sexting name. Serial sexter and mayor wannabe Anthony Weiner appeared to be embracing his embarrassing online pseudonym and encouraged crowds that chanted, “Carlos!” and “Carlos Danger!” while marching in the Ecuadorian pride parade yesterday. Sporting bright blue pants, a bullhorn …

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NEW JERSEY: Chris Christie Launches Web Ad Touting Support From “ChristieCrats”

Christie continues to lead New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono by about 30 points in the polls.

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Anti-Quinn Group Posts Video Denouncing Her Support For NYPD Head Ray Kelly

WARNING: This video includes a scene in which the NYPD shoots a dog on an East Village street. Details of that incident are here. NOTE: This video was posted to a YouTube account with the name “BradHoylman2014.” In fact, openly gay state Sen. Hoylman has endorsed Christine Quinn.

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