National Politics
President Donald Trump will tweet he has developed feelings for older women and will invite House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to the White House for a candlelight vegan steak dinner.
President Donald Trump, working with Congress, will get some type of compromise legislation passed that will offer a pathway to citizenship for the Country’s DREAMERS.
U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan will have a toss-up primary race against former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, and the winner will beat back their Democratic opponent to keep the seat in Republican hands.
U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke will face a surprisingly strong challenge from a well-funded and up-and-coming Adem Bunkeddeko in the Democratic primary and the race will become a toss-up.
U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley will announce his makeshift band will open for The Pogues when they play in NYC on St. Patrick’s Day.
All the Queens Congressional incumbents will win their races handily.
State
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, facing voter burnout in running for a third term, a budget deficit and continued businesses and high income people leaving the state due to high taxes, will face a tough challenge from Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb. The race will be a toss-up.
Assemblyman Ron Kim will introduce comprehensive legislation regarding cyber currencies such as bitcoins that will both protect consumers and establish New York as the center for cyber currency trading.
Assemblyman Robert “Bobby” Carroll will introduce a bill allowing six-year olds to vote. He will be quoted as saying, “Anybody that can get through the Mayor’s Pre-Pre K, Pre-K and kindergarten certainly deserves the right to have a voice in government.” This will draw strong protests from the two-year olds lobby that have developed advanced language skills. Ultimately the measure will be shot down befor coming to the assembly floor.
Assemblywoman Latrice Walker will become the first female chair of the Albany’s Black, Latino and Asian Legislative Caucus.
Assemblyman Walter T. Mosley‘s stock will go up in Brooklyn, city and state politics, and he will contemplate running for a higher office, possible the state senate.
City
Mayor Bill de Blasio will continue testing the presidential waters through taking road trips and building national alliances. His progressive socialist message will begin to fade as Democrats begin to move more towards the political center.
Congestion pricing, including placing a toll on the East River Bridges, gets passed on the state level.
State Sen. Marty Golden and City Councilman Justin Brannan will announce a bipartisan Bay Ridge Pub Crawl, in which the two lawmakers will together embark on a drinking tour of the neighborhood’s watering holes.
Queens Borough President Melissa Katz, announces she will embark on a Queens neighborhood tour and vows to become more engaged with the borough she represents.
City Council Members Kalman Yeger and Carlos Menchaca will announce a joint listening tour, in which the two lawmakers will visit Brooklyn mosques and yeshivas to learn more about the needs of both learning institutions.
