This piece ignores an important point, which is that most of the 54th AD has not been represented by Ed Towns since 1992, so a loss by his daughter will not necessarily be a sign a Towns’ weakness–she could win his part of the district and still lose the race.
However, this may be one case where the perception of weakness begats its reality. If Deidra Towns loses (even while winning her dad's area) it does not bode well for ET. Smaller (Ed) Towns Takes On the Big Borough | The New York Observer www.observer.com
I'm not sure how they define “NYS Elected Officials,” since the Reshma Saujani race for Congress gets a mention, but just for the record, I still remember Rockland County Legislator V.J. Pradham.
Important thing to note here is that any South Asian seat in Queens likely comes at the cost of a black seat. Not saying that that should matter, just outlining the tradeoffs. It's A Free Country ™ – NYS Has No South Asian Elected Officials. Why? www.wnyc.org
Sanders introduces a bill prohibiting his colleagues from working two job, begging the question of when he will work one. New York City Council Member James Sanders Will Introduce Another Bill www.cityhallnews.com
The smartest man in America says the GOP can't blame Jack Davis. Six Months After Midterm Disaster, Hopeful Signs for Democrats fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com A rare area of bi-partisan agreement: ”Hit the Road, Jack” Jack (Davis) Will Be Back www.nydailynews.com
Republicans accuse Democrats of scaring seniors for political purposes. in other news, Betty Dodson accuses Philip Roth of masturbating. Democratic Happy Dance www.nytimes.com
Forty Republicans get sucker-punched. Paul Ryan Budget Proposal Voted Down By Senate www.huffingtonpost.com
Clinton pastes Ryan, but warns the Dems against doing nothing. As a matter of policy, he’s right both times; as a matter of politics, a different conclusion would not be necessarily be unreasonable. www.thedailybeast.com www.thedailybeast.com
Netanyahu + time= The Death of Israel. Why Palestinians Have Time on Their Side www.bloomberg.com
Although he's in many way coming from the same place as Goldberg, O'Donnell makes exactly the opposite point–that Netanyahu does get it (and all else is kabuki).
Hope he's right. http://www.mediaite.com/tv/lawrence-odonnell-to-pro-israel-hysterics-obamas-and-netanyahus-stances-are-identical/ www.mediaite.com
Domestic Partner: “Ed Schultz is our Lou Dobbs”
Longtime former GOP Congressman dies. These days we have a new word for those who hold Peter F's 1960's moderate GOP philosophy.
We call them "Democrats" Peter Frelinghuysen Jr., 95, Longtime N.J. Congressman, Dies www.nytimes.com