The Race to Be the Face of Manhattan Is Extremely Tight
On June 23, New Yorkers will finally cast their ballots in midterm primary elections. A series of new polls from Emerson College and PIX 11 are showing at least two very tight races, including in Manhattan’s closely watched 12th Congressional District.
The winner of that race will succeed the outgoing Jerry Nadler, who has represented large swathes of Manhattan — including the headquarters of some of the most valuable companies in America — for more than 30 years. In the poll, Assemblymember Micah Lasher, who is considered a Nadler protégé, leads the field with 22 percent, followed by Assemblymember Alex Bores with 20 percent. Political scion Jack Schlossberg receives 11 percent, and attorney and Trump critic George Conway comes in at 10 percent. But 32 percent of voters say they are undecided, suggesting the race is still very much up in the air.
In the Tenth Congressional District, which covers........
