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Sources: Judge Rules Against Grimm on Independence Party Appeal [Update]
Michael Grimm (Photo: Getty) GOP Congressman Michael Grimm lost the Independence Party’s ballot line when he did not turn in enough valid signatures from voters in the district, but he appealed the...
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Sean Patrick Maloney Makes Fun of Hayworth for Losing Indy Line Appeal
Nan Hayworth (Photo: Facebook) Hudson Valley Congressman Nan Hayworth’s bid to hold onto the Independence Party line was thwarted in appeals court yesterday and the Republican will have one less spot...
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Tom Allon Says His Mayoral Rivals 'Should Be Judged' for Independence Party...
Tom Allon Tom Allon wants you to know he doesn’t have an Independence streak. The Manhattan Media CEO, recent Republican and long-shot mayoral candidate released a statement blasting the controversial...
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Independence Party Goes to Bat for Carrión
(Photo: Facebook) The Independence Party is fuming that likely candidate Adolfo Carrión was not invited to last night’s Daily News mayoral forum, going so far as to blast out a statement last night...
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Adolfo Carrion Says He's Running for Mayor With or Without the GOP
Adolfo Carrion with Jackie Salit. A beaming Adolfo Carrion confirmed he will be running for mayor whether or not he gets on the Republican Party Line, setting up the strong possibility of a three-way...
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Adolfo Carrión Continues Campaign Against the Daily News
Adolfo Carrión is not a fan of the New York Daily News Mr. Carrión, a candidate for mayor this year, blasted the publication this afternoon for a March 5th story questioning an old campaign committee,...
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Adolfo Carrión Raises Less Than $20,000 in Latest Period
Adolfo Carrión Jr. (Photo: carrion2013.com) Mayoral candidate Adolfo Carrión Jr. raised just $18,000 over the latest fundraising period, his campaign announced on Monday. Mr. Carrión, who is running on...
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Salgado and Carrión Unite Ahead of Primary Election
Rev. Erick Salgado today with Adolfo Carrión Jr. to his right. It’s unusual enough to see mayoral candidates campaigning together the day before a heated primary. It’s even rarer when they belong to...
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Independence Party Asks Bill Thompson to Support Adolfo Carrión
Bill Thompson. (Photo: Getty) It’s worth a shot, right? Lenora Fulani, the leader of the controversial New York City Independence Party, penned a letter to Democrat Bill Thompson today asking him to...
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Adolfo Carrión: ‘Let the Real Campaign for New York’s Future Begin!’
Adolfo Carrión. (Photo: Facebook) With the the Democratic and Republican tickets now settled, third-party contender Adolfo Carrión Jr. is ready to jump into the fray. In a harshly-worded statement this...
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Adolfo Carrión Insists Mayoral Election Is a ‘Three-Way Race’
Adolfo Carrión at yesterday’s press conference. With the colorful Democratic and Republican primaries now out of the way, third-party mayoral candidate Adolfo Carrión Jr. is trying to push himself into...
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Michael Grimm Wins Endorsement of Independence Party
Michael Grimm. (Photo: Facebook) Congressman Michael Grimm won the backing of the New York State Independence Party today, lending a crucial cushion for his re-election bid. By netting the third party...
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In Lawsuit, Independence Party Alleges Astorino Threatened to ‘Decapitate’...
Rob Astorino. (Photo: Facebook) The Westchester County Independence Party alleged today that their county executive wanted to do a lot of head-chopping. In a federal lawsuit filed today, the party...
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Rob Astorino Thinks Andrew Cuomo Broke the Law on Moreland
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino (Twitter: Rob Astorino). Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino charged that Gov. Andrew Cuomo likely violated state law by failing to turn over...
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Rob Astorino Dismisses Independence Party Controversy
Rob Astorino. (Photo: Facebook) Rob Astorino said Thursday he never improperly coerced anyone to join the Independence Party, despite a federal lawsuit alleging he did so in a failed effort to get the...
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Democrat ‘Strongly Considering’ Bid Against County Candidate for Brooklyn...
Samuel Pierre said he was "99.9 percent sure" he would run against Roxanne Persaud for John Sampson's vacant seat.
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Independence Party Backs 421a Substitute as Sun Sets on Albany Session
The Independence Party of New York is backing a bill that would replace the 421a tax abatement.
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Gary Johnson and Bill Weld Hit Manhattan After Snagging Independence Party Line
Libertarian Party candidates Gary Johnson and Bill Weld played up their centrist message to an exuberant crowd, while Independence Party Chairman Frank MacKay hoped to shatter the two-party "duopoly."
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Michael Grimm Officially Knocked Off Independence Line [Update]
A couple weeks ago, The Politicker reported GOP Congressman Michael Grimm’s petitions for the Independence Party line on the ballot were being challenged by lawyers working for his Democratic...
View ArticleRoundup: God Damn That’s A Good Question
Four congressional candidates have lost the Independence line. NYT has some fun at Pharaoh Bloomberg/Christine Quinn’s expense. Grace Meng raised $500 large. Kirsten Gillibrand is getting behind Tish...
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