Forecasting New York Politics in 2016

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 6, 2016

Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette, has 40 questions for the (not-so-distant) future of New York City and state politics, looking ahead to 2016.

We discussed just a few, including:

  • Will Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo ever just get along?
  • Who'll be elected to fill the seats of Senator Dean Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver?
  • Who'll win the presidential primaries in New York state?

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