Politics on the Hudson

Democratic voters in Yonkers outnumber Republicans by more than 2-1, but that doesn’t mean the GOP is going to write off those voters. The Republican Party today opened up a campaign office in Westchester’s biggest city for three top elective offices.
You may think the Republicans are borrowing a page from Howard Dean’s successful 50-state strategy in 2006 and 2008, but Republicans have often fared well in this city. Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone is a Republican and he was preceded by another Republican, John Spencer.
The new campaign space at 1915 Central Park Ave. will serve as offices for Republican candidates Rob Astorino for County Executive, Dan Schorr for District Attorney and Jim Castro-Blanco for Yonkers City Council President. Incidently, Amicone was schedued to officially endorse the three candidates at the event this afternoon.