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NYC politics this week: All drama. This issue of The Weekly Watchdog covers:. 🖼️ Frank Seddio’s $9K portrait + BOE bragging.❤️ Poll shows NY loves public matching $$$.💸 State budget cuts looming.📢 Cuomo PAC 2.0.👀 Probation nepotism scandal.⚖️ Mark Levine’s tightrope act
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🚨 A new poll shows 64% of NY voters support our public matching program, which amplifies the power of small-dollar donors. Voters are embracing reform for fair elections. Read more:
cityandstateny.com
A new poll found that 64% of likely voters support the small donor matching program and 89% believe wealthy donors have more influence in politics than ordinary voters
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🎲Super PACs still wielded influence with safe bets, pouring $6 million into 13 Council races with no real competition. This money is seen as an attempt to curry favor with incumbents, who comprise more than a quarter of the Council.
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Big businesses drove the spending spree. 📈 Corporate Super PAC donations in NYC primaries tripled from 2021.📉 Union Super PAC donations fell by half
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While PACs poured in millions, voters went grassroots. 💪 Small-dollar power won campaigns:. ✅ Zohran Mamdani: 28,979 individual donors.✅ Phil Wong, Council District 30: $84 average donation.✅ Chris Marte, Council District 1: 839 donors
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The biggest Super PAC flops:. 🚫$27M on Cuomo for mayor.🚫$14.6M on Council races: just 4 wins out of 9.🚫$482 per vote in one district. Super PACs spent big—and mostly lost.
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💸 Super PACs spent a record $46M in NYC’s 2025 primaries. 🔥 Over $30M went to losing campaigns. Our new report shows the majority of this cash went up in smoke. 🧵. #MoneyInPolitics #NYCPrimaries
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The Watchdog’s back—and NY politics isn’t sleeping. This week’s Watchdog covers:. 💸 Big money big flop in NYC primaries.🗳️ Hochul and redistricting.🚫 Mayor Adams denied matching funds, again.🗽Voting Rights Act threatened.👮 NYPD retaliation lawsuit.🧊 ICE shifts tactics
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Watch the full interview: Read our report on Super PAC spending:
ny1.com
Candidates are spending part of the summer fundraising.
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“Voters soundly rejected the role of outside spending in this campaign” — Executive Director @gracerauh on how big money flamed out in the 2025 NYC primaries. @AnnikaPergament @NY1
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"When lawmakers draw their own lines — voters and communities are the first to get hurt" — Executive Director @gracerauh on the perils of the redistricting arms race. Read more: @JimmyVielkind @Gothamist.
gothamist.com
The Democratic governor said she was “tired of fighting with my hand tied behind my back.”
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RT @abundance_ny: *Publicly matched grassroots dollars > super PAC millions*. Important report from @CitizensUnionNY about what really matt….
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Where did that $46 million go—and what did it get those donors? Our breakdown of super PAC spending in the 2025 primary tells the story. Read the full Citizens Union report:
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"The idea that the candidates with the most money win is no longer assured.” — CU’s Grace Rauh in today’s @nytimes .Our latest report shows: $46M in super PAC spending, 8 losses. Big money is panicking—and for good reason. 🔗 Read more:
nytimes.com
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the mayoral primary was a blow to wealthy interests in New York. Was it a blip, or does it signify a change in the political order?
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It’s not just the weather—NY politics is heating up. This week’s Watchdog covers:. 🗺️ Redistricting showdown.🗳️ Dead voters in BK.💸 Cuomo’s donations probed.📢 South Asian voter power.💔 Tragic Midtown shooting.🏛️ Immigration lawsuit
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