Blake Zeff

How Andrew Cuomo spun a bad poll into political gold:

In case you missed it, Andrew Cuomo is a political maestro.

Bio: Blake Zeff is a former presidential campaign aide to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and a former aide to Chuck Schumer and Eric Schneiderman.

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How Andrew Cuomo spun a bad poll into political gold

In case you missed it, Andrew Cuomo is a political maestro. More

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on February 1st, 2013 9:47am

 
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Why we already know that stop-and-frisk will be a big issue in 2013

One of the more telling findings about the upcoming New York mayoral race in a new Quinnipiac poll of city residents is buried deep within the survey. More

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on November 21st, 2012 12:42pm

 
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The Republican who might have beaten Obama

Supposing that, instead of a candidate who bowed to the current conservative orthodoxy, the Republicans selected a different kind of nominee. More

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on November 8th, 2012 11:49am

 
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Why Paul Ryan was a historic disappointment

Remember when Paul Ryan's selection as Mitt Romney's running mate was going to elevate the conversation and make it more grown-up? More

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on November 6th, 2012 10:11am

 
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Trick question: How much would Obama have to win by to get the G.O.P. to work with him?

The polls are looking good for Barack Obama: he's in a strong position to win a second term, and he might even win big. More

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on November 5th, 2012 10:25am

 
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Grasping at poll samples

In a poll that’s not weighted by party, the affiliation of the respondents isn't a choice made by the pollster. It’s a finding. More

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on November 2nd, 2012 1:20pm

 
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In Boca, Obama plays to win while Romney sticks with 'peace'

In Boca Raton on Oct. 22, two men with two different goals engaged in two different debates.

There wasn’t a ton of disagreement on policy—in fact, Mitt Romney seemed to go out of his way to endorse several of Barack Obama’s policies, like the use of drones. More

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on October 22nd, 2012 11:23pm

 
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Why is Bill Clinton a better advocate for Obama than he was for Hillary?

Bill Clinton is obviously having a different effect this time around, from the convention-defining speech in Denver to his regularly demonstrated ability since then to advocate more effectively for the Obama agenda than Obama himself can. More

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on October 19th, 2012 4:10pm

 
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At Hofstra, Obama puts a crucial question to rest

Debates don't actually reveal much about how candidates would govern. More

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on October 17th, 2012 1:11am

 
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What Joe Biden just did for the Obama campaign

Joe Biden’s debate performance in Danville may not have been perfect—his repeated interruptions and mocking laughter may have turned off some viewers disinclined to like him anyway. More

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on October 12th, 2012 9:32am