Can Zephyr Teachout Survive Cuomo's Ballot Challenge?
Not a good day in court for Zephyr Teachout:By law, Teachout needs to have lived here in New York for the last five years in order to run for governor. Connor called Teachhout as his first witness and proceeded to ask about her various addresses over the time period. Fairly quickly it was established that Teachout obtained a Vermont Driver’s license in 2009 – the first year she would have had to b
The Heat On Bharara
Chris Smith in New York:What’s interesting is how aggressively public Bharara has been in his pursuit of the Moreland Commission’s intrigues. Certainly other U.S. Attorneys have used the spotlight to enhance their leverage, but that’s usually been after arrests were made (see: Guiliani, Rudolph). Bharara has been out front early on this one, chatting up Brian Lehrer and Charlie Rose about the need
Is Bharara Investigating Moreland To Advance HIs Political Ambitions?
Buried at the bottom of a Bloomberg News piece exploring the relationship between Governor Cuomo and US Attorney Bharara is this:Daniel Richman, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan and now a professor at Columbia Law School, said Bharara isn’t doing anything out of the ordinary by raising the question of tampering. “When the feds have expressed an interest in a matter, circling back and tryin
Bridgegate Pulls Down Christie's Poll Numbers
From Politico:New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s net approval rating is at its lowest point in three years, a new poll says.According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday, 49 percent of New Jersey voters approve of the Republican governor’s job performance, compared with 47 percent who disapprove. That net approval rating is Christie’s lowest since August 2011.The poll shows that Christ
8-6-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Will New Yorkers Ever Realize What A Thug Andrew Cuomo Is? Jason Riley at the WSJ:Why hasn't Mr. Astorino been able to capitalize? My sources tell me that the Republican is running a good campaign but that the governor's huge money advantage—as of mid-July the Cuomo campaign had $35 million on hand, versus $2.4 million for Mr. Astorino—has made it difficult for the lesser-kn