New York Democratic Party

While the vote tallies for the nation’s elections last week are not fully complete, it is clear that it was a decisive victory for Republicans, with Donald Trump handily taking the Electoral College and winning the national popular vote, a possibility that seemed unlikely in the run up to the vote.

(Airs 09/26/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs.

It’s already a busy time in New York state politics, and things are about to get busier. The state political parties will hold their conventions in coming days, starting with the Democrats, who will meet in New York City beginning Thursday as they hope to keep control of Albany and expand their foothold under the state’s new legislative and Congressional maps.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has condemned state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacob’s remarks comparing an African American Buffalo mayoral candidate to a Ku Klux Klan leader.

New York state’s Democratic Party leaders moved to greatly shorten the lead time before voters can register to cast a ballot in the 2020 presidential…