What’s behind the apparent tightening of the governor’s race?

NewsChannel 13’s Mark Mulholland spoke with Rich Azzopardi. He is founder of Bulldog Strategies.

We now have new, redesigned bivalent vaccines that offer the best possible protections against Omicron and its most serious COVID variants.

The problem is many Americans don’t know about it and our elected leaders - from the federal government on down - have done a terrible job communicating and educating the public.

In some ways the stakes couldn’t be lower – a dead of August special election in the Hudson Valley to represent a district in Congress that is going to cease to exist in a matter of months.

However, to a political class starved for tea leaves, the race in the 19th Congressional District in New York will be held up as a national bellwether and a preview for the November elections.

With the smoke clearing from New York’s Democratic primary (Round One, at least), some interesting trends have emerged that have reshaped preconceived notions about modern elections in New York.

The results, however, include warning signs that smart candidates need to address.

“Rich Azzopardi, a longtime spokesman and advisor to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has started a public relations firm which formally launches Monday.’

‘Azzopardi has formed Bulldog Strategies, a firm that will handle communications, crisis communications and policy advancement.”

“A well-known state senate aide found himself in an unusual role early Saturday morning after he stopped a rape in progress that was proceeding outside his Center Square home.”

“Azzopardi grabbed a kitchen knife and ran outside his home on Lancaster Street, at which point a man who had grabbed a young woman fled, he said.”