Andrea Bernstein

WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein discusses yesterday's Pennsylvania primary with Michael Hagen Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University, and Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University.

While democratic candidates hash out the big issues in attempts to distinguish themselves, urban policy is a vital issue that has been largely scooted to the peripheries of campaign talk. WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein discusses why candidates should give this metropolitan issue more weight.

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In the six weeks the Democratic candidates have spent campaigning in Pennsylvania, there’s been a lot of talk about trade deals, and penalizing companies that export jobs. There hasn’t been much talk about urban regions, where most Pennsylvanians live and work. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein reports.

Andrea Bernstein, WNYC's political director, and Brooklyn Paper reporter Ben Muessig talk about John McCain's visit to NYC.

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Senator Hillary Clinton is laying out a plan today to cut the murder rates in cities by half. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

The $4 billion-dollar plan is being unveiled in Philadelphia, the city with the highest homicide race among the 10 biggest U.S. Cities, and ...

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Sen. John McCain came to Bay Ridge today to signal a shift in his economic policy. Having said last month that the federal government should do nothing to help those who can't pay their mortgages, now McCain says the government should take targeted action to ...

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Mark Penn, Sen. Hillary Clinton’s chief presidential campaign strategist, was removed from his position after it was revealed that he had met with the Colombian government to promote a free trade deal with the South American nation. Clinton opposes the deal.

Larry Scanlon of AFSCME, one ...

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have turned their attentions to the upcoming (and some say do-or-die) Pennsylvania primary. WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein and New York Times reporter Michael Powell traveled there earlier this week to check in with the campaigns.

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More bad news for Hillary Clinton this week. Polls are tightening in Pennsylvania, where she hopes to win handily on April 22. New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is hinting he might switch his support to Sen. Barack Obama if the Illinois Senator wins the popular ...

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Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama outlined his plan to provide relief for homeowners facing foreclosure in a speech in Manhattan. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein says the Illinois Senator also called for more regulations for the nation's financial system.

For the second time in six months, ...

New York Times columnist Clyde Haberman talks about "the old Albany" as we learn more about Governor Paterson's past. WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein chimes in to discuss Paterson's first week in office and offers a profile of Roger Stone, the GOP operative who outed Spitzer's illegal activities to the ...

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The name of an influential, behind-the-scenes Republican strategist has surfaced in connection with former Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s scandal.

Back in November, Roger Stone had his lawyer write to the FBI alleging that Spitzer was consorting with a prostitute.

The letter says Stone learned the information from "a ...

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Gov. David Paterson has come our in support of congestion pricing. Gov. Spitzer had been in favor, but Paterson had reserved judgment. Paterson’s support is crucial for passage of the legislation which would charge drivers in Midtown in peak hours. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a ...

WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein reviews what listeners found in the 11,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's schedules as First Lady that were released yesterday.

Hillary Clinton just released 11,000 pages of her schedule as First Lady. The papers were released after New York Times reporters and the conservative group Judicial Watch filed freedom of information requests and they give a glimpse into her priorities as First Lady. She frequently refers to her work as ...

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Sen. Hillary Clinton's schedules from when she was First Lady were released by the national archives today and they suggest early signs Clinton was considering a run for Senate in February of 1999. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

Already by the beginning of that February, rumors of ...

We cut live to the resignation of Governor Eliot Spitzer. Then Brian and WNYC political director Andrea Bernstein offer analysis of the speech with Ben Smith, a columnist and blogger for Politico.com, and Karen de Witt, Capitol Bureau Chief for New York State Public Radio.

In anticipation of Eliot Spitzer's official resignation speech, Brian and WNYC political director Andrea Bernstein continue to get updates from Albany and analysis from WNYC reporter Arun Venugopal live at the Governors office. We are also joined by Ben Smith, a columnist and blogger for Politico.com, and John Fund, an ...