Kevin Wardally

Tomorrow, a few more Democratic clubs in Manhattan will hold endorsement meetings on a bunch of local races, including the quiet, but incredibly competitive, Surrogate’s Court race in Manhattan.

How competitive is that race? Judging by the hired guns the candidates have, very. (Especially since most folks haven’t even heard of it).  read more »

Here’s a copy of an invitation to an April 2 fund-raiser geared towards young professionals for likely 2009 mayoral candidate Bill Thompson. The invite was sent to me by a reader, but it's also available on Thompson's campaign website.

Among the event organizers are Luther Smith, the Democratic consultant recently hired by Governor Paterson; Kevin Wardally, who worked with Luther Smith at Bill Lynch Associates, and Matthew Silverstein, a candidate for president of the N.Y.S. Young Democrats.

Democratic consultant Bill Lynch, who has been giving advice to incoming Governor David Paterson, was hanging out this morning outside the executive chambers on the second floor of the Capitol.

I asked Lynch about reports that people are coming out of the woodwork to ask Paterson for favors and jobs.  read more »

Kevin Wardally, a Harlem-based political consultant who's working for the Clinton campaign, emailed me this morning with his alliterative take on last night's Democratic debate:

"I think it's sad that the dynamic duo of desperation - Obama and Edwards - have sunk so low as to forget what their campaigns are all about and abandon issues, poverty and hope and opt for the campaign of attack and attack alone."