Howard Wolfson
Howard Wolfson
Howard Wolfson is a Democratic political strategist. He served as a counselor to the former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, replacing Kevin Sheekey as Deputy Mayor of New York City for governmental affairs...
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If the president and the White House spent half as much time worrying about the runaway deficit and the broken Medicare system as they do about Hillary Clinton, the country would be in much better shape.
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Hillary made a good faith offer this morning based on yesterday's negotiations. We hoped that Mr. Lazio would accept Hillary's offer. All he needed to say was one word -- OK -- but we got double talk instead. We're hoping he will reconsider.
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In fairness, I think Bush knew he would get blamed for Virginia, one way or another. Given that, they probably thought they would do what they could.
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It's not unusual for party building ads to feature a prominent member of the party.
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It's the difference between night and day. It's the difference between being a sitting first lady running in a state she had never lived in, to being a successful senator representing New York.
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Six years ago, she asked New Yorkers to take a chance on her. Over that time period, she has proven herself to be a good senator and an effective advocate for the people of this state.
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Six years ago, our biggest goal to was to get through the day and win an election. I wasn't thinking in terms of the future. But at the same time, I knew her and I had confidence that she would be a great senator and the people of New York would respond well to her.
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The Navy should not be using a small inhabited island for live bombing training. The bombing should end immediately and it should end permanently.
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I'm not going to speculate on his motives, but I'm pleased to see it.
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But that doesn't mean whoever we end up running against (in 2006) isn't going to be well-funded. Given that, we need to prepare.
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It is a party building ad that portrays the priorities and values of the Democratic Party.
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He had no coattails, so there's not a single member of the City Council who owes their election to him,
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There's no question that we feel very good about the position we're in because Senator Clinton has done such a good job. But that doesn't mean whoever we end up running against isn't going to be well-funded. Given that, we need to prepare.
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Republicans in New York are growing increasingly embarrassed by Mr. Spencer's campaign, so it's no surprise that the GOP field is once again in disarray.