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The race is on for New York’s 15th Congressional District Democratic Primary, which will take place on Tuesday, September 14. We talk to five candidates:

• Incumbent Congressman Charles Rangel (Rangel for Congress Website)
• Jonathan Tasini (Tasini for Congress Website)
• Joyce Johnson (Johnson for Congress Website)
• Vincent Morgan (Morgan for Congress Website)
• Adam Clayton Powell IV (Powell for Congress Website)

Edward-Isaac Dovere, editor of City Hall, a monthly publication focused on New York politics and policy, discusses the many different candidates running for State Senate in the 31st district.

Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez, outgoing New York Secretary of State, talks about her service with Governors Spitzer and Paterson and keys issues in the upcoming campaign.

The deadline to register to vote in this fall’s local elections is Friday. John Mollenkopf, director of the Center for Urban Research at CUNY, discusses recent voter registration patterns and what they tell us about the changing political climate in NYC and beyond.

Have you already registered? Are you a first-time voter in New York? Switching your affiliation? We want your voter-registration stories!

Azi Paybarah, WNYC reporter, talks about the latest campaign fund-raising and endorsements.

Primary season is gearing up. First, Michael Allegretti joins us to talk about his run for New York's 13th Congressional district, followed by fellow candidate for the Republican primary, Michael Grimm.