Hank Sheinkopf
Hank Sheinkopf
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Andy Cuomo can't win on an even playing field because he is not qualified for this office. That's why he is dependent on a single powerful union.
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This is another clear signal that George Pataki is positioning himself on the national stage to run for president.
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This is the first election in New York City history where the majority is minority.
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Clearly, what he did at D.M.I. was to prepare for a mayoral run, and to sound out themes of a mayoral run, ... That's not unheard of, for people to find a sinecure while seeking public office.
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His job is to keep out of her view, and her job is to go after him. By not engaging her, she appears shrill, a voice screaming in the wilderness. It's tactically smart.
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He's an easy target. New Yorkers are centrist by nature. One has to presume Senator Clinton is a candidate for president and the strategic imperative here (in 2006) is to pile up big numbers.
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Incumbents are re-elected the vast majority of the time, so a challenger like Freddy needs an overwhelming emotion argument in his ads and on the street for why the mayor should be fired. Freddy never went negative, but he had nothing to go positive with, either.
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stinging rebuke of the incumbent. What it tells you is that the majority of Brooklyn prefer a change.
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It's tactically smart. He knows he's not going to get on the ballot through the convention and he doesn't want to give it any credibility.
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It's a lot of money. She has a reputation; she commanded a high price. But this is not a presidential campaign. A typical amount is $12,000 to $15,000 for a campaign manager. For a consultant to do specific tasks, a lot less.
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It's another way to fuel speculation, to see what the interest levels are. It's another step on the road to a formal declaration.
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Snyder waged a tough campaign. But the edge usually goes to the incumbent in elections.
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The mailing issue injured him tremendously. Because while he was beginning to get some voter recognition, it became more negative than not. It wasn't helpful.
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The heavens continue to smile on Eliot Spitzer.