Election 2010

Electioneering—and its accompanying rhetoric—are ramping up in Albany. Monday, Governor David Paterson threw down the gauntlet by asking how potential primary rival Andrew Cuomo would resolve the state's budget crisis. Yesterday, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, says Cuomo doesn't have to. Karen DeWitt reports.

Harold Ford, Jr, made the rounds in Albany yesterday. The former Tennessee Congressman is considering a primary challenge for Kirsten Gillibrand's seat in the U.S. Senate. Karen DeWitt reports.

We’re in the time of year when political hopefuls come out of the woodwork to announce their candidacies. 2010 will be an especially active year in the North Country, with offices in Washington, Albany, and many county seats open or vulnerable. In St. Lawrence County, all 15 legislative seats are up for re-election. You’ll hear more about the candidates and the issues in the coming weeks and months. But we were interested in a Canton High School senior who announced his candidacy this week, for a county legislature seat being vacated by Tedra Cobb. Our news intern, Chelsea Ross, went to the press conference. More...

The call is getting louder among Democrats who want Governor David Paterson to abandon his election bid this year. But, as Karen DeWitt reports, the Governor says he's not budging.

A new Siena College poll shows Governor David Paterson winning back favor with voters and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand losing ground. Martha Foley has more.

Another blow to Governor David Paterson's run for the office he now holds: Campaign filings made public Friday show he has only a fraction of the money now in the coffers of potential primary opponent Andrew Cuomo. Karen DeWitt reports.

Gov. David Paterson will present his second State of the State speech this afternoon. The address to a gathering of Senate and Assembly members officially opens the 2010 legislative session. The governor is expected to pledge to clean up Albany's notorious pay-to-play politics and corruption with a list of reform measures, including term limits.

But Paterson is already at odds with lawmakers, thanks to a months-long feud over his efforts to reduce government spending. And it's an election year. Karen DeWitt reports.

(You can hear the speech live at one on NCPR, or here at ncpr.org)

A Plattsburgh-area man has announced he will challenge incumbent Assemblywoman Janet Duprey's re-election bid this year. David Kimmel, a former Marine and Army National Guard soldier who owns his own alarm company in Cadyville, plans to run against Duprey in the Republican Party primary. Chris Knight reports.

The New Year will be starting without an announced Democratic candidate in the 2010 race for governor. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the most popular politician in the state, is keeping mum on his plans, while the current Governor, David Paterson, says he wants to run, but hasn't made it official. Karen DeWitt takes a look at what's ahead in the governor's race that could dominate New York politics next year.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said definitively that he would not be a statewide candidate in New York next year. Karen DeWitt reports.