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Guest: Andrea Bernstein, Political Director for The Takeaway

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With the last of the Hillary Clinton supporters conceding that even her vice presidential prospects are over, Mayor Michael Bloomberg hosted a welcome back Hillary party at Gracie Mansion last night.

There were generations of past and future political leadership on the wide lawn that slopes ...

WNYC political director Andrea Bernstein and Washington Post editorial writer Jonathan Capehart analyze the latest scuffle between John McCain and Barack Obama: Obama's alleged playing of the 'race card'.

New York, NY —

Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised the independent streaks of the Democratic and Republican candidates for president at a gathering in Minneapolis hosted by the state's Independent Party.

REPORTER: The mayor, who once flirted with an Independent presidential bid, says the nation is "lucky" to have two candidates ...

WNYC Reporter Ilya Marritz and WNYC Political Director Andrea Bernstein follow up on the proposal to drill for natural gas in New York.

New York, NY —

An emotional return for Sen. Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate today.

WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

Clinton was warmly received by her fellow Democrats at their weekly luncheon.

Majority Leader Harry Reid called it one of the most "emotional caucuses I've ever attended." Clinton pledged to work ...

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Sen. Hillary Clinton is set to make her first campaign appearance with Sen. Barak Obama this Friday in New Hampshire. They'll hold a rally in a town called Unity, where the Senators won 107 votes each in the primary.

Clinton's state-wide victory in New Hampshire was ...

New York, NY —

In a conference call today, Sen. John McCain advisers made some of their strongest comments to date criticizing Sen. Barack Obama on his approach to terrorism, with one McCain advisor accusing Obama of having a "Sept. 10” mindset.

WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein has more.

In an interview with ...

Last night John McCain held a town hall meeting in Manhattan, and WNYC's political director Andrea Bernstein was there. She talks about his New York visit--plus the latest campaign news.

New York, NY —

Sen. John McCain spoke at Federal Hall in Lower Manhattan last night in the first of a series of town hall meetings that his rival Barack Obama declined to attend.

WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein has more.

REPORTER: The event was billed as a forum with “real voters,” but ...

WNYC political director Andrea Bernstein looks back at Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House and where it went wrong.

New York, NY —

WNYC's Political Director Andrea Bernstein discusses both Barack Obama and John McCain's reach to swing voters, and the general election strategies the two men will have.

New York, NY —

Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign spokesperson has issued a statement saying she "is not seeking the vice presidency, and no one speaks for her but her."

The statement went on to say "the choice here is Senator Obama's and his alone." Earlier today, more than a dozen ...

Andrea Bernstein, WNYC's political director, is covering the American Israel Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Conference where Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be speaking this morning. She is joined by J.J. Goldberg, editorial director of The Forward newspaper.

New York, NY —

Sen. Hillary Clinton made her first speech after Sen. Barack Obama was named the Democratic presidential nominee. And she gave only the tiniest of hints that she's considering withdrawing from the race. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports from Washington.

Clinton received a sustained standing ovation from the ...

New York, NY —

What exactly does Sen. Hillary Clinton want, now that Sen. Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination? She didn't drop out last night, but she gave what sounded like a farewell speech at Baruch College. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein was there and she joins us now.