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Zohran Mamdani on Why He Won

30.06.2025 20

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Zohran Mamdani on Why He Won

Zohran Mamdani on Why He Won
28.06.2025 10

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Inside Mamdani’s Triumph and Cuomo’s Humiliation

Inside Mamdani’s Triumph and Cuomo’s Humiliation
25.06.2025 9

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Inside Mamdani’s Triumph and Cuomo’s Humiliation

Inside Mamdani’s Triumph and Cuomo’s Humiliation
25.06.2025 3

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Expect a Photo Finish in NYC Mayor’s Race

24.06.2025 8

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Expect a Photo Finish in New York’s Mayoral Race

24.06.2025 5

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How Zohran Wins

20.06.2025 10

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How Zohran Wins

20.06.2025 9

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With Mamdani Surging, Cuomo Plays the Trump Card

12.06.2025 10

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With Mamdani Surging, Cuomo Plays the Trump Card

12.06.2025 10

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AOC Is Running Out of Time to Make a Mayoral Endorsement

27.05.2025 10

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AOC Is Running Out of Time

27.05.2025 10

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What Was Really Behind Trump’s Endorsement of Mike Lawler

08.05.2025 4

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The ‘Liberal Tea Party’ Moment Is Here for Democrats

05.05.2025 50

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The ‘Liberal Tea Party’ Moment Is Here for Democrats

05.05.2025 9

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Who Can Trump-proof New York?

18.04.2025 7

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Who Can Trump-proof New York?

18.04.2025 9

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Wealthy Trump Donors Try to Make Sense of the Tariff Circus

11.04.2025 7

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Republicans Say They Want More Elon Musk, Not Less

03.04.2025 10

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Republicans Say They Want More Elon Musk, Not Less

02.04.2025 2

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The (Partial) Reinvention of Andrew Cuomo

31.03.2025 20

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The (Partial) Reinvention of Andrew Cuomo

31.03.2025 6

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What Eric Adams Says About Trump Behind Closed Doors

24.02.2025 10

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What Eric Adams Says About Trump Behind Closed Doors

24.02.2025 4

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After a Little Help From Trump, Eric Adams Thinks He Can Win

12.02.2025 10

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After a Little Help From Trump, Eric Adams Thinks He Can Win

12.02.2025 10

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All That Glitters

25.01.2025 10

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All That Glitters

25.01.2025 10

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Trump’s Inaugural Address Was Just Another MAGA Rally Speech

21.01.2025 50

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Trump Is Back and It’s About to Be Official: Inauguration Live Updates

21.01.2025 50

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The Mayoral Race Has Begun. Everyone Is Frozen.

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. The race to be the next...

02.01.2025 4

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The Mayoral Has Begun. Everyone Is Frozen.

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. The race to be the next...

02.01.2025 8

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What If Woke Didn’t Cost the Democrats the Election?

As Democrats sift through the wreckage from November to figure out precisely how they lost to Donald Trump and the Republicans, the party’s...

03.12.2024 40

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What If Woke Didn’t Cost the Democrats the Election?

As Democrats sift through the wreckage from November to figure out precisely how they lost to Donald Trump and the Republicans, the party’s...

03.12.2024 4

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What Democratic Operatives Think Could Decide the Election

If 2016 was a referendum on Hillary Clinton and the Clintonite turn in the Democratic Party after two terms of Barack Obama, and 2020 was a...

05.11.2024 4

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Elon Musk’s Pennsylvania Playbook

Marshall Miller has been canvassing in the crucial and vote rich regions of eastern Pennsylvania for years. A leader in the local Democratic Party...

04.11.2024 3

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Elon Musk’s Pennsylvania Playbook

Marshall Miller has been canvassing in the crucial and vote rich regions of eastern Pennsylvania for years. A leader in the local Democratic Party...

03.11.2024 3

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As Republicans Cheer the Early Vote, Should Democrats Panic?

“Oh god no, why are you calling me about this!?” said John Anzelone, a pollster for Kamala Harris and other Democratic candidates. “Are you...

26.10.2024 7

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Republicans Say They Are Winning the Early Vote. Should Democrats Panic Yet?

“Oh god no, why are you calling me about this!?” said John Anzelone, a pollster for Kamala Harris and other Democratic candidates. “Are you...

26.10.2024 7

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At the End, It’s Trump Momentum vs. the Harris Machine

With two weeks left to go, the contours of the 2024 presidential election are clear: Both campaigns need voters who usually don’t vote, and Kamala...

19.10.2024 7

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Momentum vs. Machine

With two weeks left to go, the contours of the 2024 presidential election are clear: Both campaigns need voters who usually don’t vote, and Kamala...

19.10.2024 7

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When Election Modelers Attack

“It’s gotten so bad that people have been telling me that somehow I can’t do predictions because I am wearing a wig,” said Allan Lichtman from his...

09.10.2024 10

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When Election Modelers Attack

“It’s gotten so bad that people have been telling me that somehow I can’t do predictions because I am wearing a wig,” said Allan Lichtman from his...

09.10.2024 3

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Eric Adams’s Strategy to Hang On

Eric Adams isn’t going anywhere. For now, at least. On Wednesday, as it became more apparent that the mayor would be indicted, political aides and...

27.09.2024 3

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Eric Adams’s Strategy to Hang On

Eric Adams isn’t going anywhere. For now, at least. On Wednesday, as it became more apparent that the mayor would be indicted, political aides and...

27.09.2024 6

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Eric Adams’s Strategy to Hang On

Eric Adams isn’t going anywhere. For now, at least. On Wednesday, as it became increasingly clear that the mayor would be indicted, political aides...

27.09.2024 4

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Will Trump Beat Expectations Again?

Two weeks before the end of the 2020 election, Joe Biden appeared to be headed for a blowout. The FiveThirtyEight polling average showed him...

16.09.2024 5

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Will Trump Beat Expectations Again?

Two weeks before the end of the 2020 election, Joe Biden appeared to be headed for a blowout. The FiveThirtyEight polling average showed him...

16.09.2024 20

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The DNC Wasn’t Torn Apart Over Gaza

The protesters demonstrating outside a pro-Israel party on Wednesday didn’t number more than a half-dozen and their shouts — about how Democrats...

23.08.2024 3

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The DNC Wasn’t Torn Apart Over Gaza

The protesters demonstrating outside a pro-Israel party on Wednesday didn’t number more than a half-dozen and their shouts — about how Democrats...

23.08.2024 3

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