Washington on the Hudson
In yet further confirmation of our (okay, Ben Smith’s) theory of the Washingtonization of New York politics, Team Freddy Ferrer announced today that it has just hired former Kerry spokesman Chad...
View ArticleEatin’ Crow
The Politicker is deeply committed to the principles of Truth, Honesty, and Moral Probity. So when we learn that we have made an error — either of omission or commission — we like to own up to the...
View ArticleWonkette on Clanton
Those New York Times “Public Lives” profiles are, in the political world at least, the equivalent of a large bulls-eye on your back. We have this vague feeling that Ed Skyler learned that at some...
View ArticleFerrer’s Twanging Chad
New Yorkers know there’s no place quite like this city. And those who follow New York politics know that campaigns here have their own unique rules and rituals. Suffice to say, New York is not the...
View ArticleYes or No
Another day, another Freddy press conference returns to his increasingly poisonous standoff with the press. Today, it was Carl McCall’s endorsement of Freddy. It was all going well until Dave Evans...
View ArticleShelly’s Moment
Shelly Silver is often accused of being less than helpful in creating other, potentially rival, Democratic power bases. We’ll be interested in whether anybody gets a hold of him today to talk about...
View ArticleFreddy Shakeup
“David Axelrod, Media Advisor to the Ferrer Campaign, and Chad Clanton, Communications Consultant, will leave the campaign effective immediately due to strategic differences. ” ‘David Axelrod, with his...
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