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Democrats Lose the State Senate on Long Island - Jacobs' Base
In the last two elections Jay Jacobs Long Island has been taken over by the GOP without a word from the party or the press criticizing his poor leadership. The defeat of the Senator Johnson resulting in a turnover of the State Senate in Jacobs Nassau County will make it impossible for the party or the press to ignore. The Democratic Party is failing on the national and local levels because it has become the party of incumbent protection, not the party of change that the Democrats promise at election time. The New York Democrats must ask themselves what they are doing with a party leader who has lost support of his base.
This year his AG candidate Kathleen Rice, Jacobs candidate who was the front runner at the start lost the primary. He also lost all the Surrogate Court and all the judge ships in Nassau his home county. More importantly he lost both of Long Island incumbent State Senate seats Foley and Johnson. Jacobs' Long Island losses, lost the State Senate for the Democrats. The Democratic Party leader also has allowed the GOP to capture 6 or 7 congressional seats in the state this year. He lost the Nassau Surrogate Judge. Last year he lost the county executive office, local Nassau legislature, tax collector and a number of other local positions. With the departure of Paterson and lose of a Sampson led State Senate and the fact that every statewide elected official is white the pressure will be on Cuomo to pick a black to lead the party. Is was the black vote in the outer boroughs that saved the comptroller and AG seats for the democrats not Jacobs leadership. * GOP takes the state Senate(NYP)
Welcome Home Andrew
With Republicans Running State Senate, Cuomo’s Job May Be Easier If Republicans hold a New York Senate majority, Andrew M. Cuomo may have more success with a fiscally conservative platform. (NYT) * While a 32-30 GOP-led Senate might be helpful to Cuomo and his fiscally conservative agenda, Bruce Gyory reminds us: “One illness, indictment or appointment – each of which we have seen since January of 2007 – and we could be right back in the soup of uncertainty with a special election.” * Republican Bob Cohen will concede to Democratic Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer in the 37th SD this morning.* Former Sen. Vincent Leibell is expected to plead guilty to federal corruption charges. * Andrew Cuomo will hold an "austere inaugural" ceremony *Leibell Pleads Guilty, Out On Bail (YNN) * Cohen Concedes in Westchester State Senate Race * Fred Dicker wonders if Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will lead his conference or the other way around when it comes to Cuomo’s agenda. * Fred Dicker wonders if Sheldon Silver really wants to lead his conference in the Assembly.
How Soon We Forget Jack Newfield
Koch has hiring advice for Cuomo (DN)
City for Sale: Ed Koch and the Betrayal of New York
Parker’s Fate In Jury’s Hands (YNN)
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Memo to NYPRIRG:When You Fund Them You Own Them Member Items Funds Allow Legislatures to Control Non Profits
NYPRIRG said, the AG, who is responsible for regulating nonprofit organizations, needs to conduct a “thorough review” to determine if other entities are “controlled” by state lawmakers. NYPIRG Issues Leibell-Related Challenge * Brooklyn Democratic boss Vito Lopez has secret army - uses senior center staff for political machine * Paterson doled $16.7M in state grants: report
President BloombergAzi Paybarah
The Senate Democrats are holding out hope for a bipartisan deal on bailing out the NYC OTB tomorrow.* Fred LeBrun explains why upstate lawmakers should care about the downstate gambling operation.* “OTB is certainly a problematic entity, and we have never been very sympathetic to them as that entity,” said outgoing Senator Frank Padavan. “But on the other hand, we do have these employees who are the victims here.” * The NYC OTB parlors that lose the most cash are in Manhattan. * NYC OTB Rescue Plan Held Up At The State Senate Gate... Again
Bloomberg's Mistake
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Charlie: At least I've got a job (NYP)
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New Push to Snap Speeders' Photos(WSJ)
Sun-Times Media closing 7 Pioneer Press suburban weeklies
* Top papers to charge online, but how?
Peep-O-Rama Returns To Times Square (Sort Of)
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