When your opponent reacts to your message, it is a significant moment in a campaign.
Richard Lee
It’s time to have a debate about debates again
For challengers, debates provide a means to increase name recognition, but incumbents have little to gain.
A tale of two polls
The big campaign news over Labor Day Weekend was a poll showing Lee Zeldin only four points behind Kathy Hochul.
A handshake and a look in the eye still matter
Candidates have more technology at the fingertips than ever, but retail politics continues to play a major role in today’s political campaigns.
Zeldin takes Hochul’s advice and goes to Florida (but it’s Florida, New York)
Kathy Hochul’s comment that Lee Zeldin is not a New Yorker brought back memories of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 remarks about ‘deplorables.’
Will Lee Zeldin have a ‘Paladino dilemma’ on his hands?
Lee Zeldin could find himself confronting a political dilemma if Carl Paladino wins Tuesday’s congressional primary.
On Twitter, crime is the most popular topic for Hochul and Zeldin
New York’s gubernatorial candidates are tweeting more about crime and public safety than any other topic.
One difference between Hochul and Zeldin is overlooked
Not every difference between Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin are obvious.
Attack on Zeldin gives GOP candidate needed name recognition
An attack at a campaign rally has given GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin the type of exposure can’t be bought.
Hochul and Zeldin haven’t given up their day jobs
By Richard Lee While Kathy Hochul and Lee Zeldin trade barbs on the campaign trail, the two gubernatorial candidates are making good use of the elected positions they already hold. As governor, Hochul is effectively employing a Rose Garden strategy,… Read More ›
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