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The Year in Pictures Predictions for 2007 Imagemakers: Source Communications New York Young Republicans Look for Young Blood Mixing Progressive Politics, and Drinks In the Chair: Bill de Blasio Editorial: A New Yorker in the White House Higher Salaries, Lower Ethics and Public Opinion by City Council Member Tony Avella The View from Albany: The Member Item Dilemma by Alan Chartock New General, Same Battlefield by Robert Polner
“The year won’t be very old before the Governor and the Assembly Speaker are at each other’s throats. Their personalities go together like oil and water.”
Mickey Carroll
Director, Quinnipiac Polling Institute
“Before the end of 2007, there will be two or more special elections in the State Senate, as more older, senior state senators retire. The Democrats, led by Sen. Malcolm Smith, will win at least one of those seats, putting Smith within two seats of replacing Joe Bruno as majority leader.”
Kevin Wardally
Director of political and governmental operations, Bill Lynch Associates
“During 2007, a state-wide permanent independent special prosecutor for police misconduct will be created. Legislation will be introduced in the state senate with Spitzer and Patterson supporting the bill.”
Norman Siegel
Civil liberties lawyer and two-time candidate for public advocate
“The jockeying starts earlier than ever for the mayoral contest in 2009, the controller field is reduced, Governor-elect Spitzer has a great year and gets along famously with Speaker Silver, the Republicans continue to implode in New York State, and Hillary Clinton announces her run for president.”
Hank Sheinkopf
Political Consultant, Sheinkopf Communications
“Some of the racial antagonisms that have been part of our past but have been recidivist recently show their ugly head again.”
William Stern
Chairman and chief executive of the New York State Urban Development Corporation under Gov. Mario Cuomo and current fellow at Manhattan Institute
“State legislators will finally get the pay raise that they deserve…. New York State will see an on-time budget that finally complies with court mandated funding levels for city schools…. New York City and State will see more money from federal government thanks to a Democratic Congress.”
Evan Stavisky
Partner, The Parkside Group
“A number of city council members are going to start to set up exploratory committees to run for other offices, because term limits are not going to be eliminated or modified. I’d say that’s pretty much a sure bet.”
Norman Adler
Political Consultant, Bolton-St. Johns
“Hillary Clinton will lean towards running for president, but will not make it to primary day and will become the new majority leader of the Senate.”
Jay Golub
Co-founder, Urban Republican Coalition and 2005 public advocate candidate
“The launch of a reform and downsizing in cost of health care system. It will rationalize the system and over the next 2-3 years, health care costs will drop as a rate of inflation.”
Ned Regan
Former State Comptroller and CUNY Graduate Center Professor