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Candidates, parties pull out all the stops on primary day

In the weeks leading up to the New York primary, voters reported robo-calls from everyone from President Obama to Mel Brooks and Wesley Snipes. And that was just for the special election for the State Senate. more

4/28/16

Road to White House stops in key state of . . . New York?

The presidential campaign has reached a crucial, potentially make-or-break state, and believe it or not, it’s New York. For the first time since 1988, New York is . . . more

4/15/16

Superdelegate process is a sham and a shame

Republicans and Democrats in New York state will hold their presidential primaries on April 19. It has been some time since candidates on either side orchestrated fierce campaigns in New York. more

4/8/16

This primary day, there’s a lot on the line

For the first time since the bad old days of Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall, some New York voters will be able to vote twice on the same day. But this year, on Primary Day, it will be legal. more

4/7/16

Trump criticized the Affordable Care Act and said he would repeal and replace the law. Christina Daly/Herald

Trump draws thousands at Bethpage rally

Nearly 10,000 people packed into Stage 3 at Grumman Studios in Bethpage on Wednesday night to hear Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The real estate mogul began a raucous speech by … more

By Steve Smirti | 4/7/16

Republican presidential contender John Kasich, the Ohio governor since 2011, made his first Long Island appearance ahead of the April 19 GOP primary at Hofstra University on Monday. Photo by Scott Brinton/Herald Life

Kasich stumps at Hofstra

Maureen O’Brien, a 37-year Sunday school teacher from Bethpage, knows the date when Republican presidential contender John Kasich won her over: Feb. 6. Kasich, 63, Ohio’s governor since … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/4/16

Former President Bill Clinton to speak in Elmont

Former president and potential first gentleman Bill Clinton will be speaking in Elmont on Tuesday in hopes of gaining support for his wife Hillary’s nomination before the April 19 presidential … more

By Steve Smirti | 4/4/16

A brokered convention would damage the GOP

And then there were three. A week ago Tuesday, the field for the Republican presidential primary shrank by one . . . more

3/25/16

The battle for Dean Skelos’s seat begins to take shape

The special election to fill the State Senate’s 9th District seat, formerly held by Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is set for April 19, the same day as New York’s presidential primary. more

2/4/16

Trump and Sanders? Primaries for the history books

On Monday, Republican and Democratic delegates from around the great state of Iowa will hold district conventions, at which attendees in their respective precincts will mark the names of the presidential candidates they support. Votes will be counted in each precinct . . . more

1/28/16

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