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Although Isaac threatened some of the events of this year’s Republican National Convention, the rain could not dampen the mood of a re-energized Republican Party.
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8/30/12
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It will be a three-way race in November for Carolyn McCarthy’s 4th Congressional District seat. Nassau County Legislator Francis X. Becker (R-Lynbrook), winner of the June 26 Republican primary, lost on the Conservative ticket to Frank Scaturro — and Scaturro is coming out fighting.
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By Mary Malloy
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8/15/12
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They faced each other two years ago, but this time around, congres hopefuls Francis Becker and Frank Scaturro are running in a significantly different …
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By Deirdre Krasula
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6/20/12
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The new 5th Congressional District will hold its first Democratic primary on June 26, as voters from southeastern Queens and parts of southwestern Nassau County will choose from among U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks of the 6th District, former New York City Councilman Allan Jennings, Mike Scala and Joseph Marthone.
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By Brian Croce
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6/20/12
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On March 19, a panel of federal judges finally ended the bitter fight between the state’s Democratic and Republican leaders over new congressional lines.
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3/29/12
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How did a little-known Republican businessman from Queens, channeling voter discontent with President Obama, win a Congressional seat in a heavily Democratic district in New York City?
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9/22/11
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In 2004, New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice published a report on the performance — or should we say the underperformance — of the New York State Legislature. The report’s first …
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11/12/10
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Incumbent candidates for elective office had plenty to worry about in other parts of the country, but not in Bellmore-Merrick. All of the local incumbents cruised to victory this year.
In the 3rd …
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Scott Brinton
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11/3/10
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As the Herald went to press early Wednesday, preliminary election results showed incumbent candidates holding commanding leads in the 3rd Congressional District, 8th Senatorial District, and 18th and 19th Assembly Districts.
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Scott Brinton
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11/3/10
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Voters in the 4th Congressional District will choose between 14-year incumbent Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat, and Republican Francis X. Becker, a 14-year Nassau County legislator, on Election Day.
Campaigns are different for incumbents and challengers. An incumbent needs to convince the voting public — and the media — that he or she has done a good job and will continue to do so. A challenger needs to have a plan, needs to show how that plan would be carried out, and has to convince voters that he or she will do a better job than the incumbent.
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Herald editorial staff
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10/14/10
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