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McMillan: Jimmy gonna win it!
Well, we called it again, goslings!
Last week we were pushing the Rent is Too Damn High gubernatorial candidate Jimmy McMillan (enamored as we were after the debate like half of the people who tune...
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A 'Special' race in South Queens
Nicole Paultre Bell, fiancé of police-shooting victim Sean Bell, is one of six candidates in the special election to replace Councilman Tom White, who passed away on August 27 after a long bout wit...
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Paladino, Cuomo need to step up their games
If you've been reading Pol Position lately, you know that we have been excited - really excited - about a showdown between "Crazy" Carl Paladino and Andrew "Just Don't Do or Say Anything Stupid and...
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Paladino, unscripted
I think we can all agree that, in the interest of civil political discourse, a candidate for office should not have his or her children thrust into the middle of a political campaign without a very...
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This must be how they do things in Buffalo
Is Carl Paladino the most entertaining candidate to run for office in New York State in, oh we don't know...ever!
A completely sane and rational person would tell you that his brash and in-your-fac...
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Jimmy Mac Ain't Coming Back
We got an unusual email from political operative James McClelland last week, announcing his sudden departure from the Anthony Como State Senate campaign. Truth is, although we knew “Jimmy Mac” was ...
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Just call him untouchable, for now
Well, it appears that while young up-and-comers in the Brooklyn political scene are serious about bringing reform to the notoriously scandal-plagued Kings County Democratic Party, it doesn't look l...
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Rock the vote!
Or at least do a little jazzy number all over the ballot next week, because it's time to go to the polls again already!
Primary Day is on Tuesday, September 14, and Republicans and Democrats – okay...
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Vet confusion
Was it just an oversight, or an attempt to deceive the voters?
An opponent of John Duane in the race to replace Ann-Margaret Carrozza is crying foul over a recent piece of literature that the Duane...
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Biviano takes his case straight to big media
Like getting mail? Then you must love it every time an election comes around!
You know how we know that State Senator Toby Stavisky is working hard? Because our mailbox tells us so. At least that's...
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Protesters crash street renaming
It's only the beginning of August and things have already started to get ugly in the Corona political world. Or rather, the ugliness of Corona politics is back from its summer break - things have b...
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