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@SallyGold @JumaaneWilliams @JeffCMays Yeah, that's why he endorsed a criminal for mayor last time cuz he was black

“I have found that the left has often had a problem with prioritizing what race means and usually just goes to class. That’s just been a spot where there has been struggle, and that struggle continues,” @JumaaneWilliams tells @JeffCMays. Lot of good insights in this piece.

@npfandos Talk about turning the page when he's running purely on his family name lol

NEW: Jack Schlossberg has built his campaign around turning the page on the Democrats’ old guard. Yet when he debuts his first paid advertisement Wednesday, the 33-year-old has chosen his party’s oldest living leader, Nancy Pelosi, to do the talking. nytimes.com/2026/04/29/nyr…

@petersterne @RossBarkan He can challenge all he wants, but it doesn't seem like he's established the relationship necessary with other senators to secure the votes

In NYmag, @RossBarkan suggests that Sen. Chris Van Hollen will try to challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for leadership of the Senate Dems after November. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

@SallyGold His adviser is making more news than him and taking delight in being controversial these days, not a good thing.

If my texts this morning are any indication, this quote is getting a lot of reaction - both good and bad.

@politico The author should apply the same level of scrutiny to political operatives of different ideologies and people so easy to dismiss this as a nonstory better start treating everyone with the same lenience cuz y'all would've been on his neck if he weren't from the left or your friend

Morris Katz backed Cuomo, criticized Sanders before political career dlvr.it/TRRhKw

@PollTracker2024 Suddenly nepotism sounds like a good idea. The other one running is just problematic.

Punchbowl News: Dorothy McAuliffe is likely to launch a bid for Virginia’s open 7th congressional district, per sources familiar with her plans. McAuliffe, the wife of former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe, has been calling Democrats in DC and Virginia to apprise them of her plans. This would set her on a collision course with state Rep. Dan Helmer in the Democratic primary. Link to article: punchbowl.news/article/campai…

@grace_panetta Meh 2 and 3 are a result of her dominance

To sum up Hochul’s good fortune: -Lawler declines to run -Stefanik drops out 6 weeks after launching her campaign -Delgado drops his primary challenge

@npfandos Decent endorsement after all the disgraceful ones he's made in recent years

NEWS: Jerry Nadler is backing Micah Lasher, a former aide in his mold, in the crowded race to succeed him. The pick puts him at odds — perhaps one last time — with Nancy Pelosi, who endorsed Jack Schlossberg over the weekend nytimes.com/2026/02/09/nyr…

@PollTracker2024 Signs of dementia

Mr. Schlossberg’s “candidacy will help Democrats win nationwide,” Ms. Pelosi said in a statement viewed by The New York Times. #NY12

@_rebeccaclewis She could've made those offers with the expectation that they'd decline. The important thing is for certain interest groups to hear about it and know she's made the effort, especially when the final pick isn't from their group.

I don't understand why the governor would even make the offer to Bailey and Richards. Bailey is widely considered next in line to lead the Senate if ASC retires, and Richards' sights are on NYC. Becoming LG wouldn't help them, and Hochul ostensibly wants to avoid ambition anyway

@_rebeccaclewis Was this before or after Reynoso announced his candidacy? There're like 3 other DSA electeds who she would've gladly endorsed if he hadn't run

New from me: I am told the public Velázquez/Mamdani split isn't simply because he endorsed against her preferred candidate. Per CUFFH' Rob Solano, she wanted to discuss her seat and find common ground on a candidate before endorsements. He said no. Only in First Read!

@bern_hogan He certainly tweets like one during her SOTS address

.@NYAMCunningham is on Hochul’s running mate short list 👀

@skrichev13 Not surprising she's splitting with the mayor which is inevitable and necessary for her brand, more surprising she's publicly endorsing against Lander given how much show she put on during the ICE arrest saga and the fact that they've worked together longer and have been amicable

INBOX: Following his reelection launch this AM, Dan Goldman says Gov. Hochul has endorsed him as he faces a strong challenge in Brad Lander. While not shocking that the more moderate guv would prefer Goldman over Lander, it’s surprising she’s publicly splitting w the mayor

@2AvSagas He's now a walking "I support the current thing" meme. A pity

Come on, man. Be serious.

@jmart Schatz still a thing? Dems really are doomed

This doubles as an escape hatch to avoid facing a (difficult) caucus vote against Schatz, for whip and eventually leader And it has surely crossed her mind that she could be in better VP contention as a Midwestern gov than just another senator …

@petersterne Well most unions are corrupt, as are most politicians

I'm genuinely shocked by this expectation that a politician would only support unionized labor if the unions endorsed him. Is the assumption just that no one has any actual ideological commitments and politics is purely transactional? nymag.com/intelligencer/…

@EricMGarcia She's still the same person, just more opportunities to contrast herself against bad people, both dem and rep, thus defining herself. But good on her for seizing those opportunities.

Has any Democrat in the nation seen their change as much as Kathy Hochul? At the DNC when nobody clapped for her and Pelosi blamed her for losing the House. Now, she's battled Trump, got goodwill from the left after endorsing Mamdani and her main opponent Stefanik tapped out.

@CBSNews Joining the likes of who? Can't stop advertising for the nepo case can you?

Parkland shooting survivor Cameron Kasky has launched a bid for Rep. Jerry Nadler’s (D-NY) seat, joining the likes of Jack Schlossberg in a crowded Democratic primary. Kasky, 25 years old, calls the field of candidates “rather intimidating,” noting the “big money” he’s up against. “I think that our political system is rigged in a very negative way, where the people who have access to more financial resources are always going to have an easier time winning races,” he tells CBS News’ Major Garrett.

@RossBarkan Lander covers most of Goldman's base but with additional appeal to the left. Latimer and Bowman had very different bases and there were simply more people for Latimer in the district. NY16 was won through antagonism but it probably takes more persuasion in NY10.

Lander v. Goldman is the mirror image of Bowman v. Latimer and this time the left is in a really good position to win this one. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

@demsocsean Not that complicated. Many Goldman endorsers and voters would've preferred Lander in 2022. Lots of overlaps in their bases.

I suspect a lot of local electeds have polling showing the obvious: Goldman has no chance in a one-on-one against Lander.