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Give Smart: Donate $80 to 8 Democrats Who Could Flip 8 Legislative Chambers

Oct
16
2018

Democrats have been breaking fundraising records all year. With elections just three weeks away you probably want to donate, but it’s hard to tell whether a candidate really needs your money. That’s why we want you to Give Smart.

Now, don’t get us wrong, the hundreds of thousands of small donors to candidates like Beto O’Rourke, Lauren Underwood, Sharice Davids and Amy McGrath are making a difference. But with only a month to go until the election they seem pretty set on the money front. The difference between $30,000,000 of TV ads and $30,000,020 of TV ads seems pretty miniscule.

So where can your money make a big difference? State legislative races. The Obama era saw massive policy regression at...| read more ››

4 Senate seats emerging as the key battlegrounds in November

Oct
11
2018

ALBANY — After months in which both parties have hyped their chances in a slew of state Senate races, financial disclosure forms released earlier this week provided the first real look at which races they think are actually worth investing in.
Four races stand out as the ones that have attracted the most interest from the parties’ centralized accounts and super PACs in the state — those held by Democratic Sen. John Brooks and Republican Sen. Carl Marcellino, and those being vacated by Republicans John DeFrancisco and Bill Larkin. There are 11 others that have attracted notable amounts of spending, most of which are currently held by the Republicans who are attempting to hold onto a one-seat majority.
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Gaughran Happy To Get F Rating From Rifle And Pistol Association

Oct
10
2018

Democratic state Senate candidate Jim Gaughran this week touted his “F” rating from the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association — a designation he says highlights his support for gun control legislation.

Gaughran is challenging Republican Sen. Carl Marcellino on Long Island, where backing of gun control is considered especially strong.

“Before today, I was never proud to receive an ‘F’ grade; but I am going to wear this score as a badge of honor,” Gaughran said. “I haven’t been shy to tell the gun lobby what I think about firearm safety and the need to protect Long Island from weapons of war. While Senator Carl Marcellino has helped block gun safety bills for decades, I am going to...| read more ››

LI has the 3 most endangered state senators, money flow shows

Oct
9
2018

ALBANY — If you want to know where the three most endangered incumbents in the New York Senate are, take a look at where Democratic and Republican campaign committees are funneling money.

The answer: Three Long Island races.

No other Senate incumbents are getting more help from their party's campaign committees than Sen. Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill), Sen. Carl Marcellino (R-Syosset) and Sen. John Brooks (D-Seaford), according to campaign-finance statements published this week by the state Board of Elections.

All three are locked in tight races that will help determine which party wins Senate control in November.

Republicans are trying to maintain their 32-31 advantage in the Senate — the one area of state government they control — in a...| read more ››

Marcellino and Gaughran combine to spend over $800K in recent months

Oct
5
2018

The northern Long Island state Senate seat held by Republican Carl Marcellino since 1995 was the site of the third-costliest election in the state two years ago, with Marcellino and Democrat Jim Gaughran combing to spend $4.4 million.

And as the two prepare for a rematch of a race that the incumbent won by one point, they appear to be ramping up their spending.

Marcellino's campaign committee has spent $383,000 since mid-July, according to a disclosure report submitted to the state Board of Elections. That's compared to $98,000 he spent in the comparable filing period four years ago, and even more than the $341,000 he spent when former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi helped organize an aggressive campaign against Marcellino...| read more ››

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