Andrea Bernstein

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 ...

Reports from Albany confirm that Eliot Spitzer will resign as Governor of New York. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein brings us the latest news. And Adam Davidson, NPR's business and economics reporter, helps follow the money trail. Plus, Wayne Barrett of the Village Voice reflects on Spitzer's rise and fall. Plus, Jim ...

Leonard talks with WNYC's Brian Lehrer and Andrea Bernstein about Gov. Eliot Spitzer's official resignation.

Weigh in: What did you think of Spitzer's resignation speech?

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David Paterson will be the next governor of New York, effective next Monday.

Eliot Spitzer announced this morning he would step down. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

With his black state car trailed by news helicopters on a 40-block downtown ride, Eliot Spitzer entered his offices and ...

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All day Tuesday the governor remained huddled with his family and close advisers in his Fifth Avenue apartment. Even some top aides were not informed of his plans.

But shortly before the business day ended his communications director issued a tersely worded e-mail "nothing today." No ...

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Hillary Clinton's campaign is refusing comment on her remarks that she'd consider a ticket with Barack Obama.

Clinton stoked talk of the joint ticket by saying on CBS's Early Show, "it may come to that." But, her chief strategist Mark Penn brushed off talk of a ...

WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein joins Leonard to discuss Mitt Romney's announcement that he's dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination.

Liz Halloran, senior writer for U.S. News and World Report, Mark Halperin, editor-at-large and senior political analyst at Time Magazine, and Andrea Bernstein, WNYC political director, look at Super Tuesday's results.

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As Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama stumped through the Midwest yesterday, their supporters fanned out in heavily democratic New York City to drum out turnout on primary day.

WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein filed this report.

**WNYC's Fred Mogul contributed to this report.

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The campaign of Barack Obama has sent out a mailer attacking Hillary Clinton's health care plan.

Clinton supporters are saying the move is reminiscent of the 1990's ad that helped kill the universal health care plan then.

The mailer shows a couple at a kitchen table staring ...

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The percentage of Hispanics registered to vote in New York City is growing sharply, a new survey finds -- and they're overwhelmingly backing Hillary Clinton in the presidential primary.

The Hispanic federation survey found the five boroughs have the second highest concentration of Hispanic voters in ...

WNYC political director Andrea Bernstein is in Florida for that state's primary, following Rudy Giuliani on what the polls suggest may be the last day of his campaign.

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Accompanied by the actor John Voight, who vouched for his work as mayor, Giuliani flew around the state of Florida Monday, speaking to crowds that never topped 100 - until he got to Miami for a rally late last night.

Hundreds of boisterous college students filled ...

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The latest poll in Florida shows Mitt Romney and John McCain tied at 30% each. Mike Huckabee has 14% and Rudy Giuliani's at 13. That poll is from Zogby and came out just Sunday night. Tuesday is the primary and it's the first major test ...

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As he drops in the polls in Florida, Mayor Giuliani is speaking to small but ardent crowds around the state. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein reports from Sanford, Florida.

REPORTER: Beginning his day in Orlando, the former Mayor is stopping in Clearwater, Ft Myers, and Fort Lauderdale before ...

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Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani has been spending the day campaigning among Jewish and Italian ex-New Yorkers in Florida, ahead of that state's Tuesday primary. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein is with the Giuliani campaign in Southeast Florida.

REPORTER: With former congresswoman Susan Molinari and Long Island congressman ...

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Now that Democratic voters in South Carolina have had their say, attention is turning to Florida's primary on Tuesday. Former New York Mayor and Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani is banking on heavy support from early voters. Florida's secretary of state says more than 400,000 ...

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GOP presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani continues campaigning in Florida ahead of Tuesday's primary. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein was with the campaign as the former mayor spoke at the Boca Raton synagogue, before an audience that included many former New York residents and people who split their ...

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In his run for President, Mayor Rudy Giuliani has showcased his leadership on 9/11 and in the days, weeks, and months that followed. His actions in those days have been widely hailed. But far less understood is how he responded to early concerns about the ...

WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein and John Stanton, staff writer for Roll Call, discuss Hillary Clinton's public record.