“With Mayor Eric Adams’s political future shrouded in uncertainty, the New York attorney general, Letitia James, is considering whether to run to replace him,” the New York Times reports.
“Her decision is far from assured and is not imminent; some close to her stressed her ambivalence, if not reluctance. But Ms. James might be swayed to run if a different sullied political leader enters the race: the former governor she helped push out of office, Andrew Cuomo.”
“Andrew Cuomo wants out of the political wilderness. Many fellow New York Democrats wish he would stay there,” Politico reports.
“Concern over Cuomo possibly running for New York City mayor has led a nascent collection of labor, business and advocacy groups to consider an organized effort to counter any political comeback, according to a person familiar with the planning and fundraising who was granted anonymity to discuss the internal conversations.”
“Even before news broke of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ indictment, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was already signaling to allies that he was preparing to run for mayor,” Axios reports.
“From a star in Democratic politics to a disgraced governor pushed to resign amid a sexual harassment scandal, Cuomo’s dramatic rise and fall could soon have another chapter.”
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) has filed paperwork to run for Virginia governor in 2025, WRIC reports.
“Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) on Monday took a step closer to running for New Jersey governor in 2025, telling Axios he is ‘strongly considering’ a bid.”
“The high-profile centrist and prodigious fundraiser could prove highly competitive in the crowded Democratic primary field with his nearly $20 million war chest.”
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) wrote an enthusiastic forward to a new book by Kevin Roberts, the architect of Project 2025.
Said Vance: “Never before has a figure with Roberts’s depth and stature within the American Right tried to articulate a genuinely new future for conservatism… We are now all realizing that it’s time to circle the wagons and load the muskets. In the fights that lay ahead, these ideas are an essential weapon.”
Donald Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 in a post on Truth Social saying he has “no idea who is behind it.”
Said Trump: “I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them.”
“The longest-serving member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 4-3 liberal majority announced Thursday she would not run for reelection next spring, shaking up a consequential race in a swing state and improving the odds that conservatives can retake the control they lost last year,” the Washington Post reports.
“Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, who has served on the court since 1995, told The Washington Post ahead of her announcement that she is confident someone who shares her judicial philosophy can replace her after she completes her term. But her unexpected retirement sets the stage for an intense race for control of the court two years after candidates, political parties and interest groups spent more than $50 million in the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.”
“New York City Mayor Eric Adams has his first viable reelection challenger — and he’ll face a familiar foe,” Politico reports.
“Former City Comptroller Scott Stringer is registering a campaign committee on Thursday and will begin raising funds as he explores a run for mayor.”
“Stringer had been a frontrunner in the 2021 race until his campaign was derailed by a sexual misconduct allegation. And as he did then, Stringer will be challenging Adams from the political left.”
Former New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney (D) will announce on Monday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor, becoming the second candidate in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy in 2025, the New Jersey Globe reports.
“There’s political blood in the water after a series of blows to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and potential challengers are weighing whether to pounce,” Bloomberg reports.
“Nearly a dozen possible candidates, including former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, former city Comptroller Scott Stringer and two up-and-coming state senators from Queens and Brooklyn, are considering plans to run in the 2025 Democratic primary.”
“Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is indicating to allies he may want to run for New York City mayor if fellow Democrat Eric Adams sinks under the weight of a federal investigation,” Politico reports.
“Cuomo, who resigned more than two years ago amid allegations of sexual harassment and claims his administration covered up the number of Covid-19 deaths tied to nursing homes, has begun in recent days to gauge the viability of a potential mayoral bid.”
“Cuomo would not run in a primary race that includes Adams, whom he considers a friend.”
As expected, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) announced in a video that she is running for governor of Virginia in 2025.
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (D) has begun assembling a campaign team ahead of launching a 2025 Virginia governor’s bid later this year, Politico reports.
“Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a centrist Democrat from Virginia who sits in a must-win seat for her party in 2024, has told multiple people she will run for governor in 2025,” Politico reports.
“Spanberger, a powerhouse fundraiser who recently earned a spot at House Democrats’ leadership table, has been laying the groundwork for a statewide run for months — even years. But she has begun to make her intentions clearer more recently.”
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.