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Incredible development: Altschuler is actually the leader in 1st CD Altschuler/Bishop race

Posted on November 6, 2010 by kwilder

(excerpt from) Newsday Altschuler leads Bishop after voting machine re-canvass November 5, 2010 9:36 PM In the close House race on the East End, Republican Randy Altschuler moved ahead of incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop Friday after a re-canvass of voting machines. Altschuler leads Bishop, a Democrat, by about 400 votes, both campaigns said, citing data […]

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Why is it such a close call for Dem Congressman Tim Bishop? (and other Suffolk County results)

Posted on November 3, 2010 by kwilder

11/6/2010 early morning update: Recanvas of machines shows that Altschuler (not Bishop) is actually ahead by 400 votes so far… Story: here. To find a list of Suffolk County election results, go to the Board of Elections website: here. For NY statewide and NY Congress results (including for Suffolk County districts), you can go to […]

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Small snapshot of third party chances: Suffolk results coming in

Posted on November 2, 2010 by kwilder

11/3 Update on Green Party 0f NYS and ballot line: With 56,868 votes reported at The Washington Post election site, it appears that the Green Party has surpassed the mark and received 50,000 votes for Governor. That means that the Green Party of New York State has automatic ballot status (again). The Green Party will […]

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2010 Elections: Election Results for Suffolk County, Nassau County, and NYC

Posted on November 1, 2010 by kwilder

2011 (General) Election Results at Suffolk County Board of Elections: here 2011 (General) Election Results at Nassau County Board of Elections: here. ____________________________________ 2011 Primary Election Results Story and Links at LI Politics: here. 2010 Election Results: Here is a link to the Suffolk County Board of Elections 2010 Results Page. 11/9-10 update: As far […]

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MTA raises tolls on bridges and tunnels, makes cuts to service for disabled

Posted on October 28, 2010 by kwilder

(excerpt from) from DNAInfo MTA Raises Tolls on Bridges and Tunnels / October 27, 2010 Drivers as well as bus and subway riders will all be paying more for their commutes beginning on Dec. 30. By Jill Colvin MIDTOWN — Straphangers aren’t the only ones who will have to shell out more cash to commute […]

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November Coffeehouse! (via PeaceSmiths)

Posted on October 26, 2010 by iwilder

PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse TONIGHT! Friday, November 5, 2010! The PeaceSmiths, Topical, A-Typical, Folk Music, Poetry and Whatever Coffeehouse for November will be: Friday, November 5th at 8pm Music by Grand Folk Railroad Musicians: Mike Christian, Susan Cohen, Frank Doris, Bill Resvanis and Poetry by David Kirschenbaum Editor and publisher of Boog City, a New York City-based […]

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Hofstra Debate: Link to full video, PLUS other great video and interesting news

Posted on October 19, 2010 by kwilder

Watch the Debate! You can find the full video of the 2010  Hofstra, NY Governor Debate at YNN: here. (Thanks to Chris Garvey for the link.) [And, another, back up link on NY1: here] Jimmy McMillan Creates A Stir! An interesting update is that Yahoo has put Rent-Is-2-Damn-High candidate Jimmy McMillan on their front page. […]

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Hofstra Debate: Mainstream coverage ignores Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins

Posted on October 19, 2010 by kwilder

[For fuller comments on the Governor Debate, see onthewilderside eyewitness account: here.] I went to the NY Governor Debate at Hofstra tonight. Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor of New York, did pretty good. It is curious to me why Howie Hawkins has been so overlooked in the main stream media reviews of […]

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Hofstra Debate: Notes from an eyewitness…

Posted on October 19, 2010 by kwilder

Kimberly writes: So, I was able to attend the debate as a friend of the Green Party. I was sitting in the special seating on the ground floor. Though, in the last row (right in front of the stand for the still photographers.) Some impressions: It was all very exciting. The moderators were Doug Geed […]

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Possible debate happenings: Twinkling, waving fingers

Posted on October 18, 2010 by kwilder

[For fuller comments on the Governor Debate, see onthewilderside eyewitness account: here.] KW: Thoughts and points of information on the Hofstra, NY Governor Debate of 10/18/2010 (This is kind of a message in a bottle. I am typing it at 3pm, and setting it to post after the debate starts…) So, part of the audience […]

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debate floor commentary on Kimberly’s Newsday Letter to the Editor

Posted on October 18, 2010 by iwilder

[For fuller comments on the Governor Debate, see onthewilderside eyewitness account: here.] Lisa Tyson of the LIPC stopped by to compliment Kimberly on her Newsday Letter to the Editor about how Newsday Editorial on the Wyndanch school district was unfair. Lisa said she showed it around to community members in Wyandanch. Also had a spotting […]

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Hofstra debate: more sightings

Posted on October 18, 2010 by iwilder

[For fuller comments on the Governor Debate, see onthewilderside eyewitness account: here.] They are asking everyone to take their seats they can fill in the empty seats from the reserve. There was spottings of former Nassau County executive Tom Souzzi, Suffolk Leg john Cooper, Nassau DA Kathleen rice, and the Suffolk Conservative Party chair. Suffolk […]

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We’re In!!! (Quick post from Hofstra debate)

Posted on October 18, 2010 by iwilder

[For fuller comments on the Governor Debate, see onthewilderside eyewitness account: here.] After much ado about the tickets that we were not supposed to need, we are finally in. Much to some our friend’s chagrin, as Green Party members, we are guests of the Hawkins campaign and are seated on the floor. This might be […]

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Guv debate: Please comment here PLUS other places to comment and where to watch

Posted on October 18, 2010 by kwilder

Ian and I hope to be attending the NY Governor Debate at Hofstra this evening. If so, we will see if there is a way at intermission to give an update and/or we will post some thoughts afterward. We do hope that the community of onthewilderside readers, politicos, third party supporters, and people who stumbled […]

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