Christie Escapes NJ, But Finds Little Love in TX
His relevance for 2016 may be in doubt, but with 36 governors races on this year's ballots, Chris Christie matters very much in 2014. As chair of the Republican Governors Association, Christie leads...
View ArticleIt's (Almost) Mid-Term Time
Mara Liasson, NPR national politics correspondent, discusses the latest news out of Washington, previews the 2014 races to watch, and calculates how Democrats and Republicans are going to position...
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In the Race for Brick City Mayor, Will the 'Real Newarker' Please Stand Up?
Voters in Newark go to the polls on Tuesday to choose a successor to Cory Booker. In some ways, their choice is more about their feelings for the celebrity former mayor than it is about the two...
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Negotiate or Crack Down? Newark Candidates Disagree on Gangs
In downtown Newark, resident Sharif Amenhotep says he’s seen an increase in crime that scares him even in the daylight hours in the city’s busiest neighborhood.“From carjackings, to muggings, to...
View ArticleNewark Will Elect a New Mayor Today
Voters in Newark will elect a new mayor and nine-member city council today. It’s the first mayoral election since Mayor Cory Booker left City Hall for the U.S. Senate last fall. Vying for the spot are...
View ArticleNewark Votes 2014: City Residents Head to Polls in First Post-Booker Election
Voters in Newark are at the polls to determine who will be the next mayor of New Jersey's largest city.City Councilman Ras Baraka, the son of the late poet and author Amiri Baraka, is going up against...
View ArticleYour Guide to the NJ Primaries
Voters in New Jersey will head to the polls tomorrow to pick their party's choice for candidates in November's general election.But in the lone statewide race to select a Republican nominee to go...
View ArticleNJ Primary Results: Watson Coleman Prevails
Voters in New Jersey have selected the Democratic and Republican nominees for 12 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and one in the U.S. Senate.U.S. SenateRepublican Jeff Bell will face U.S....
View ArticleThe Rangel-Espaillat Race Heats Up
Laura Nahmias, political reporter for Capital New York, talks about the first televised debate in the Charles Rangel - Adriano Espaillat race in the 13th Congressional primary, which centered on an...
View ArticleProgressive Challenge to Gov. Cuomo
Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham law school professor who is running as a progressive Democrat, talks about her decision to challenge Gov. Cuomo for the Democratic nomination in the September primary. She's...
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Rangel Declares Victory
With 100 percent of the returns in, Rep. Charles Rangel is ahead of State Sen. Adriano Espaillat 47.4 percent to 43.6 percent in a primary election to secure the Democratic nomination for the 13th...
View ArticleNational Pro-Choice Group Backs Four NY Senate Candidates
Three women Democrats in the New York State Senate, and a fourth woman hoping to win a Long Island seat, have won the backing of Emily’s List, a powerful, Washington, D.C-based organization focused on...
View ArticleCuomo Far Outpaces Astorino in Campaign Fundraising
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign war chest grew by just $2 million since January, when it last disclosed its finances. Still, he enjoys a massive lead over his Republican challenger, Westchester County...
View ArticleWhen a Non-Endorsement is Fit to Print
Terry Tang, deputy editorial page editor of The New York Times, explains the decision by the editorial board to not endorse either Governor Cuomo or his challenger Zephyr Teachout in the Democratic...
View ArticleMayor Calls Lt. Gov. Candidate Hochul a 'True Progressive'
The mayor and city council speaker are offering a full throated endorsement of Kathy Hochul for lieutenant governor, a candidate they're calling a "true progressive."At a news conference at City Hall,...
View ArticleGovernor's Debate: Teachout vs. Astorino
With Gov. Cuomo apparently declining to debate his challengers this election season, Zephyr Teachout, a challenger in next week’s Democratic primary, and his November ballot opponent Republican Rob...
View ArticleMeet the Candidates: Senate District 31
Robert Jackson, former City Council member, talks about his primary challenge to the incumbent in the 31st Senate District that stretches from the far West Side through Inwood. Then, Sen. Adriano...
View ArticleChallenge in NYS 24th Senate District
Oliver Koppell has served as New York's attorney general, an assembly member and on the New York city council. He talks about decision to challenge incumbent senator Jeff Klein, leader of the...
View ArticleNate Silver's 2014 Predictions
FiveThirtyEight has rolled out its first projections for the midterm elections, giving Republicans a 65.1% chance of taking back the Senate (as of Monday morning). Editor in chief Nate Silver, author...
View ArticleCuomo Wins Democratic Primary
Governor Cuomo has won the Democratic primary for Governor, but not without an unexpectedly strong challenge from law school professor Zephyr Teachout, who spent virtually no money and had a bare-bones...
View ArticleNew York AG Schneiderman Running Again
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has officially launched his campaign for re-election.At a news conference outside City Hall Sunday, the state's 59-year-old chief prosecutor said voters...
View ArticleIllinois Governor's Race May Turn Blue State Red
Across the nation, voters in 36 states will cast their ballots in gubernatorial elections this November, and the race for the governor of Illinois is turning out to be one of the most competitive in...
View ArticleSCOTUS Issues Blow to Early Voting
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court delayed the start of early voting in Ohio.Early voting was due to start today but it will now begin October 7th, narrowing the voting window by 30 percent fewer...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: Astorino on Stage, De Blasio in the Wings
Three weeks before election day, we're taking a closer look at the challenger. It's This Week in Politics with WNYC's Andrea Bernstein, Brigid Bergin and Karen Rouse.
View ArticleHowie Hawkins's Run for Governor
Our interviews with the general election candidates for Governor continue. Howie Hawkins, running on the Green Party line, talks about his bid.Listen to our interview with GOP candidate Rob Astorino here.
View ArticleRob Astorino's Run for Governor
Our series of interviews with the gubernatorial candidates continues. Rob Astorino, a Westchester County Executive running on the GOP line for Governor, talks about his campaign.Listen to our interview...
View ArticleThis Election Season, We're Robocalling People
If political campaigns can pester you in the run-up to an election, why can't your local public radio station? WNYC is taking on a different sort of election project this year -- gathering tips and...
View ArticleB is for Budget Cuts: Tax Freeze Debate Gets Heated at Some New York Schools
Special Delivery!Many New Yorkers are getting checks in the mail this month, thanks to Governor Cuomo's property tax freeze. The policy, which builds on the tax cap created in 2011, provides rebates to...
View ArticleGubernatorial Candidates Reach Out To Hispanic Voters
With just over two weeks to go until the general election, New York’s gubernatorial candidates continued their bids for support in Hispanic communities, which are eligible to vote in record numbers...
View ArticleThe Future of Politics Reflected in 2014 Midterms
With a high number of retirements and vulnerable incumbents, the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance this election cycle. The Republicans are hoping to capitalize on Democratic...
View ArticleMoney Talks: Outside Money Floods State Races
The 2010 Citizens United ruling allowed unlimited contributions to political campaigns. Now, four years later, the amount of outside money has reached unprecedented levels in the 2014 election.Kytja...
View ArticleAn In-Depth Look at the Battle for the Senate
It's election season in America again, and in just two weeks, voters from around the U.S. will turn out to cast their ballots in November's midterm elections. There's quite a lot on the table in this...
View ArticleChristie Says GOP Must Control "Voting Mechanisms" Ahead of 2016
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says that Republican governors need to win in 2014 so that they can control the "voting mechanisms" ahead of the 2016 presidential race."Would you rather have Rick Scott...
View ArticleHighlights From NY Governor Debate
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his Republican challenger traded insults and clashed over the economy and corruption Wednesday while two third-party candidates worked to get...
View ArticleChris Quinn on Women's Equality Party
Christine Quinn, former City Council Speaker, discusses the new Women’s Equality Party that she helped Governor Cuomo organize, which will be running 17 candidates on the November ballot, six of them...
View ArticleBucking National Trend, GOP Districts in NJ Might Go Blue
Pollsters are predicting net gains for Republicans in this year's Congressional midterm elections. But in New Jersey, two districts currently in the GOP's hands may potentially swing the Democrats'...
View ArticleSouth Unbound: An Election Portrait of Kentucky
You might have thought there was a race underway in Kentucky for U.S. Senate, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell would like to make it about the policies of President Barack Obama. His...
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Taking On Cory Booker
Until February, Jeff Bell hadn't lived in New Jersey for 31 years.He rented a home in Leonia last winter and announced he was running for the U.S. Senate the same day he signed the lease.“As soon as I...
View ArticleWhere in the World is Chris Christie?
Chris Christie is crossing the country campaigning for Republican governors in the days before the Nov. 4 election. Follow along!
View ArticleChristie's New Hampshire Dress Rehearsal
NEW LONDON, NH -- He looked like a road-weary but fired-up presidential candidate: The hoarse voice, the “Jersey Fresh”-emblazoned fleece for the New Hampshire chill, the slight tan from the swing to...
View ArticleInformal, Unofficial, Thoroughly Unscientific Exit Poll: Election Day 2014
Join us today--be one of the listeners who call in to discuss how you voted in today's election.
View ArticleWhat to Know About Today's Midterm Election
Voters head to the polls today to vote for governor, attorney general and comptroller as well as three ballot questions and the composition of the state's congressional delegation.Democrats appear in...
View ArticleAn Election Day Tour
Todd Zwillich, Washington correspondent for The Takeaway from PRI and WNYC, reports on his pre-election trip through the South to hear from voters in Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky--and what those...
View ArticleBooker Will Return as NJ Sen.
Sen. Cory Booker will return for his first full, six-year term after winning re-election. He had originally won the seat last November in a special election to finish out the term of the late Sen....
View ArticleCuomo Re-Elected
Gov. Andrew Cuomo won re-election to a second term on Tuesday, following a contentious campaign in which he and Republican opponent Rob Astorino traded accusations of racism and corruption and blamed...
View Article5 Things To Watch the Day After the Election
Here are five things to look for the morning after Election Day:SENATE RACES TO WATCHRepublicans marched steadily toward their goal of picking up six seats for control of the Senate, with a handful of...
View ArticleSenate's New Climate for Wall Street: Warmer With A Chance of Surprises
Political analysts see sunnier skies for the financial industry when it comes to the new Republican-led Senate."The environment in Congress may be potentially less critical of banks under Republicans,"...
View ArticleBooker Gets More from Wall Street Than Any Member of Congress
Sen. Cory Booker received $1.87 million from the securities and investment industry, making him the top recipient of Wall Street money this election cycle, according to federal election donations...
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New surge of familes from Central America prompted immigration raids
Migrants attend a workshop for legal advice held by the Familia Latina Unida and Centro Sin Fronteras at a church in Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 10, 2016. Campaigns are going on in cities from Boston to...
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Immigration is a top concern for New Hampshire voters
A break in the border fence at the United States-Mexico border is seen outside of Brownsville, Texas, in August 2014. Although New Hampshire is far from the U.S.-Mexican border, many voters in the...
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