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FROMA HARROP A U.S. House special election in Louisiana just delivered victory to another Democratic moderate. Troy Carter defeated Karen Carter Peterson, who ran well to his left. Both candidates are state senators. Both are Black. The congressional district, weirdly drawn to connect urban New Orleans with Baton Rouge, is the only one in Louisiana that sends a Democrat to Congress. Political tone was the main difference between these two Democrats, and once again, the voters showed a preferenc...

( ThyBlackMan.com) A U.S. House special election in Louisiana just delivered victory to another Democratic moderate. Troy Carter defeated Karen Carter Peterson, who ran well to his left. Both candidates are state senators. Both are Black. The congressional district, weirdly drawn to connect urban New Orleans with Baton Rouge, is the only one in Louisiana that sends a Democrat to Congress. Political tone was the main difference between these two Democrats, and once again, the voters showed a p...

A U.S. House special election in Louisiana just delivered victory to another Democratic moderate. Troy Carter defeated Karen Carter Peterson, who ran well to his left. Both candidates are state senators. Both are Black. The congressional district, weirdly drawn to connect urban New Orleans with Baton Rouge, is the only one in Louisiana that sends a Democrat to Congress. Political tone was the main difference between these two Democrats, and once again, the voters showed a preference for the mod...

Froma Harrop: More proof that Democrats prefer their moderates By Froma Harrop • 6 hours ago Froma Harrop A U.S. House special election in Louisiana just delivered victory to another Democratic moderate. Troy Carter defeated Karen Carter Peterson, who ran well to his left. Both candidates are state senators. Both are Black. The congressional district, weirdly drawn to connect urban New Orleans with Baton Rouge, is the only one in Louisiana that sends a Democrat to Congress. Political tone wa...

Why Andrew Yang (still) isnt ready for prime time Alex Yablon © Provided by NBC News With less than two months to go before New York Citys Democratic mayoral primary, it appears that Andrew Yangs fresh-faced, gee-whiz optimism really could push him over the top. Pollingconsistentlyshows that Yang, the onetime test prep executive, tech cheerleader and failed presidential hopeful, has become the candidate to beat. He has risen to the top of a crowded field with a distinctive cam...

Print Continue to article content New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson speaks during a June 2020 press conference in Foley Square. | Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images Johnson marks his return to the political arena, shaking up comptroller’s race Updated Council Speaker Corey Johnson officially announced his run for city comptroller Tuesday after weeks of dropping hints, assembling a campaign team and signing up for a candidate forum before he’d formally declared. His entry upends ...

Will Corey break the speaker curse? One might say that Corey Johnson already fell victim to the City Council speaker curse. After all, his run for mayor ended before it began, when he closed his fledgling campaign in September and became the latest speaker to unsuccessfully seek higher office after leading the city’s legislative body. Three of the four speakers before him ran for mayor and lost in the Democratic primary. The other, Melissa Mark-Viverito, ran for both public advocate, then Con...

Presented by Uber Driver Stories The picks are in to lead Attorney General Tish James’ investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo: Joon Kim, the former acting U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and employment discrimination lawyer Anne Clark will take the reins. The investigation will cover both what the governor said and did, and how his office handled the complaints — after high-ranking Democratic lawmaker charged the administration violat...

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson Officially Jumps Into Contest For NYC Comptroller, Upending Race arrow Corey Johnson at the Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC, 2019. Kristin Callahan/ACE Pictures/Shutterstock City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced his bid for New York City comptroller on Tuesday, upending an already crowded race, with ten candidates other previously vying for the post. “I will be a strong and independent comptroller, who uses all the powers of the...