Leading Democrats rallied around the state on Saturday in an effort to get their base voters to the polls, and in Manhattan, Kirsten Gillibrand led the effort with a spirited take down of the Republicans and their Tea Party allies.

"This election is all about who we fight for. There is a clear difference between what we are fighting for and what our opponents want," she said and went through the Democrats economic agenda. "Our...

Leading Democrats rallied around the state on Saturday in an effort to get their base voters to the polls, and in Manhattan, Kirsten Gillibrand led the effort with a spirited take down of the Republicans and their Tea Party allies.

"This election is all about who we fight for. There is a clear difference between what we are fighting for and what our opponents want," she said and went through the Democrats economic agenda. "Our...

Leading Democrats rallied around the state on Saturday in an effort to get their base voters to the polls, and in Manhattan, Kirsten Gillibrand led the effort with a spirited take down of the Republicans and their Tea Party allies.

"This election is all about who we fight for. There is a clear difference between what we are fighting for and what our opponents want," she said and went through the Democrats economic agenda. "Our...

State Republican Party chairman Ed Cox has been barnstorming the state as part of his "Take Back New York" tour, while national G.O.P. chairman Michael Steele has been criss-crossing the country as part of his "Fire Pelosi" bus tour.

Tomorrow, their routes will intersect in that bastion of conservatism, Harlem.

The two will rally for Michael Faulkner, the Baptist minister and former New York Jet running against Charlie Rangel, whom The Times revealed today used to have...

State Republican Party chairman Ed Cox has been barnstorming the state as part of his "Take Back New York" tour, while national G.O.P. chairman Michael Steele has been criss-crossing the country as part of his "Fire Pelosi" bus tour.

Tomorrow, their routes will intersect in that bastion of conservatism, Harlem.

The two will rally for Michael Faulkner, the Baptist minister and former New York Jet running against Charlie Rangel, whom The Times revealed today used to have...

State Republican Party chairman Ed Cox has been barnstorming the state as part of his "Take Back New York" tour, while national G.O.P. chairman Michael Steele has been criss-crossing the country as part of his "Fire Pelosi" bus tour.

Tomorrow, their routes will intersect in that bastion of conservatism, Harlem.

The two will rally for Michael Faulkner, the Baptist minister and former New York Jet running against Charlie Rangel, whom The Times revealed today used to have...

H/T to MagHabe, who flagged this interesting Politics Daily story about Republicans in Nevada backing Harry Reid, not out of any affection for the majority leader but out of fear that Chuck Schumer will become the top Democrat in the Senate.

Says state Sen. Dean Rhoads, if Reid loses and the Democrats remain in charge, "the next Senate leader will be Chuck Schumer, a vicious liberal from New York City. You may not like...

Local lawmakers are urging the DCCC to pay attention to Carolyn McCarthy, John Hall and Maurice Hinchey.

Republicans are accusing Democrats of "shipping jobs overseas."

Andrew Cuomo is preparing to mount "a presidential-style permanent political campaign" against Big Labor.

Cuomo and Paladino are going after each other on TV

The small Italian village of Santa Croce is big on Paladino.

Paladino lied about his military record

Cuomo is against medical marijuana.

A tense debate last night between Jay Townsend and Chuck Schumer.

Joyce...

Among the 24-hour notices going up on the Board of Elections website is a flurry of donations to attorney general candidate Eric Schneiderman, including some interesting names and large sums.

Andrew Farkas--the developer who once employed Andrew Cuomo and now serves as his finance chair--gave $25,000 to Schneiderman's campaign. Cuomo's opponent, Carl Paladino, has sought to make Farkas a campaign issue in the governor's race, alleging in his television advertisements that the former HUD secretary went...

Come on the Jimmy McMillan...

The Aqueduct scandal could help Andrew Cuomo.

Myers Mermel gave $21,000 to Carl Paladino

Frank Padavan denied that he voted to make Pedro Espada president of the Senate.

Joe DioGuardi asks, "Do you want a Senator that strikes a pose?

Harry Wilson dumped another $1 million + into his campaign effort.

This is after he revealed that he lost $500,000 last year in the value of his personal portfolio

The Tea Party is really hurting G.O.P....

George Pataki is having stock trouble.

Earlier this year, when The Observer profiled the former New York governor's odd involvement with penny stocks, the article opened with a scene inside a 36-foot geodesic dome. "It's tremendous," he said, celebrating the tiny plastics company, Perf Go Green, whose board he'd joined. Music from instruments called the drum orb and earth harp played. One arm was in the air. "I'm honored to be a part of...

Democrats in marginal districts have been moving rapidly away from Nancy Pelosi in recent weeks, with some going so far as to say that they may not back her for Speaker of the House if Democrats retain control in November, and others suggesting that she may not even try to retain her post.

Congressman John Hall, however, who is locked into an excruciatingly tight race against Republican challenger Nan Hayworth, told The Politicker's Meghan Keneally...

With just ten days to go until voters head to the polls, the race to become the next attorney general ratcheted up a few more notches this week with both the campaigns of Dan Donovan and Eric Schneiderman going after one another furiously through the press. 

For Schneiderman, the week was devoted to the environment and focusing on what his camp says is Donovan's failure as prosecutor to go after public corruption while serving as...

...Not in New York City, or at least not talking to the city's press corps much these days.

Indeed, it's been nearly three weeks since Schneiderman held a press conference in the five boroughs, save for a few questions he took from reporters after the WABC debate before the TV stations shuffled the candidate and the press corps away.

In that time, the Schneiderman campaign has kept busy, sending out a  policy proposal each weekday and keeping...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg stopped by Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto this afternoon to deliver a speech on innovation in business, encouraging the congregation of youngin's to look to creative powerhouses to keep Facebook relevant in changing times: Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, and even Ralph Lauren. Make it work!

"Fashion, every year it changes," he said. "Take a look at a guy like Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren has been for 30 plus years at...

Eric Schneiderman is sticking to his recent script in response to Dan Donovan's charges in the wake of the Inspector General's Aqueduct report.

After Donovan's critical comments on a conference call this morning, accusing Schneiderman of being too cozy with his Senate colleagues, Schneiderman spokesman James Freedland emailed the following statement:

"It's laughable that Dan Donovan suddenly claims he will prosecute corruption when he admits he never has tried a single public corruption case in his...

Mayor Bloomberg was at Facebook headquarters talking about innovation today, and he shared more than a few stories of how to play hardball and stay ahead of the compeition.

"One of the best things I ever did at Bloomberg, I called all my top deputies in for a meeting. And I looked around and told them, 'Don't go back to your desks, because I just had them cleaned out.' I forced them to take on...

Yesterday, National Public Radio commentator Juan Williams was fired for appearing on Bill O'Reilly's Fox show and saying, "When I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."

Today, Staten Island G.O.P congressional hopeful Michael Grimm slammed the station is calling for the de-funding of...

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is trying to save some of her House colleagues.

In an email to supporters this morning, Maloney asks them to help "eight courageous New York Democrats who are running in races that are too-close-to-call."

This follows up a similar email from another safe Democrat, Joe Crowley, which Maggie Haberman reported this morning. Maloney's is even more detailed, offering a short bio of each candidate (with a picture), some words about their opponents, and...