Andrea Bernstein

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The Siena College polls shows Arizona Senator John McCain leading Giuliani by 12 points, 36 to 24. That's a dramatic reversal from a month ago, when Giuliani led Mcain 48 to 15.

A Marist College Poll shows McCain ahead by ten points.

Both polls show McCain leading ...

Melissa Harris-Lacewell, associate professor of Politics and African American Studies at Princeton University, and WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein review the New Hampshire primary results.

Josh Rogers, statehouse correspondent for New Hampshire Public Radio, Andrea Bernstein, WNYC's political director, and Elaine Rivera, WNYC Reporter, look at primary day in New Hampshire.

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It's the last day of campaigning before the New Hampshire primary and the two New York candidates are struggling to keep their footing.... WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has been on the political trail and joins us now.

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With the clock ticking away in New Hampshire, New York Senator Hillary Clinton is mounting a spirited effort to get her campaign back on track after her defeat to Barack Obama and John Edwards in Iowa.

Slideshow: Clinton in New Hampshire

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After her third-place finish in Iowa, New York Senator Hillary Clinton is changing her tone on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, where primary voters go to the polls Tuesday. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein was with the Clinton campaign during a speech at the Merrimack Valley ...

Andrea Bernstein, WNYC's Political Director and Clarence Page, columnist for the Chicago Tribune talk about the start of the political year and the Iowa caucus.

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Senator Hillary Clinton faces her first electoral test outside New York state today when Iowans go to caucus. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein reports from Des Moines.

In a hall stuffed way over capacity, former President Bill Clinton, dressed in black jeans and a blazer, introduced his wife ...

With one week to go until the Iowa presidential caucuses, WNYC political director Andrea Bernstein offers an analysis of where things stand.

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Republican presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani has released a new campaign ad. In it, the former mayor draws a parallel between New Yorkers who came together after the September 11th attacks... and the generation that fought the Second World War. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

BERNSTEIN: The ad ...

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Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's recent illness has cast doubt on his weekend campaign schedule in New Hampshire. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

With the first-in-the nation caucuses and primaries starting right after New Years, the numbers of days that candidates can actually stump is dwindling. But ...

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The early presidential primary schedule has produced some unusual campaign commercials. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

This year's first-in-the nation caucus lands on January 3rd, before many people have ended their winter holidays.

Candidates are trying to figure out how to shoehorn their ads between skating santas ...

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Illinois Senator Barack Obama is pushing back against the Clinton campaign's argument that he hasn't been "vetted" sufficiently to be the Democratic nominee for president. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein is with the Obama campaign in Iowa and has this report.

REPORTER: During a television interview Friday, Hillary ...

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Democrats met yesterday in Johnston, Iowa for their final debate before the January 3rd caucuses. The mostly friendly event gave the 6 presidential hopefuls a chance to make their last pitches on the economy, trade, education and the war in Iraq. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein was ...

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Democratic candidates fanned out across Iowa after yesterday's debate, in an effort to persuade undecided voters to come out and vote on January 3rd in a race that's too close to call. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein traveled with the Clinton campaign to Shenandoah.

REPORTER: With just 3 ...

Andrea Bernstein, WNYC's political director, previews today's Democratic presidential debate and puts yesterday's Republican one in context.

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After yesterday’s Republican debate, former mayor Rudy Giuliani stopped briefly to campaign in West Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: Though he’s leading in national polls, Giuliani is trailing far behind Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee here, and he’s not spending much ...

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Rudy Giuliani's campaign says the Police Department reimbursed little-known city departments for personal travel expenses for the former mayor's security detail.

REPORTER: A published report said the expenses were charged to departments like the NYC Committee for the United Nations. The expenses for travel to Long ...

WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein and Micah Sifry, co-founder of Personal Democracy Forum and the editor of Techpresident.com play excerpts and discuss last night's CNN/YouTube Republican Debate. Michael Weitz, one of the YouTube questioners drops in. What did you think?

--Who won the debate and why? ...

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is denying a report that he billed tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses to little-known city departments for trips to the Hamptons. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

The report on politico.com was based on documents and American ...