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In primaries, Goldman, Gonzalez, Simon, Gallagher, Zinerman are challenged; Yeger Seeks assembly

BROOKLYN — U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, and state Assemblymembers Jo Anne Simon, Emily Gallagher and Stefani Zinerman are all facing challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, while current Councilmember Kalman Yeger is seeking to move to the Assembly. Rep. Dan Goldman, the incumbent in Congressional District 10, which includes parts of Lower Manhattan and Brownstone Brooklyn, was

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A modest proposal: As the press did with Biden, they should call for pressure from fellow Republicans to urge Trump — ‘just pull out’

Freelance writer Elizabeth Kuster, in what she hopes will not be her “last stand” has urged the press to create pressure on moderate Republicans to demand that Trump face a traumatic fact of life: In the political arena, just like in his personal arena, he should just “pull out.” Kuster proposes some fears, speculations and real suggestions about creating an

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A modest proposal urging Donald Trump to step down as the presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee

To date, plenty of news outlets have suggested that President Biden should step down due to his age. “Joe Biden should bow out,” said a Washington Post opinion piece in September 2023. “Democrats Might Need a Plan B,” echoed Politico Magazine in February, which proceeded to provide “the political and procedural steps for how to pick a new presidential nominee.”

American millionaire and political candidate Ross Perot is seen in 1970 in Vietnam, where he was trying to get information on American prisoners of war. Photo: AP

Third parties will affect presidential race, but laws will prevent them from winning

Once again, the U.S. is entering a presidential campaign with some voters expressing curiosity about independent and minor-party candidates. None of those candidates has a real shot at victory in November, but they might influence the race and politics beyond the election. There was a time about a century ago when minor-party and independent candidates were a prominent feature of