Welcome to NYSunPolitics.com
by Ryan Sager
Tue, 6 Mar 2007 at 11:48 AM
updated Tue, 6 Mar 2007 at 11:51 AM
Welcome to NYSunPolitics.com and this, the NYSunPolitics blog, where the political staff of The New York Sun will offer breaking news, in-depth analysis, and running commentary on the world of politics — particularly, the race for the White House in 2008.
I'm Ryan Sager, The New York Sun's online editor. I was on the founding staff of the Sun in April 2002. I did a three year stint, from 2004 through 2006, at the New York Post as a columnist and member of the editorial board. And I wrote last year's "The Elephant in the Room: Evangelicals, Libertarians, and the Battle to Control the Republican Party" (John Wiley & Sons).
I'll be blogging in this space along with the Sun's national correspondent, Josh Gerstein. Mr. Gerstein has served in his current position since September 2003. He cut his teeth in national politics at ABC News by shadowing Senator Dole of Kansas virtually from start-to-finish during his 1996 presidential bid. Mr. Gerstein then moved on to covering the White House, where he became the off-air reporter responsible for guiding ABC's coverage of President Clinton and the ensuing impeachment saga.
In 2000, Mr. Gerstein took over weekend on-air White House correspondent duties for ABC, covering most of Mr. Clinton's activities in that year's campaign season, as well as President Bush's first year in office. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Gerstein was ABC's Beijing correspondent.
Also, on NYSunPolitics.com's home page, you will find the day's original political headlines from The New York Sun, original columnists, and in-depth special features on today's political landscape. Last but not least, check out the NYSunPolitics Indices, which will be tracking the progress of the frontrunners' for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations.
The 2008 presidential race is going to be truly a remarkable one, representing the first election since 1928 where there is no incumbent president or vice president seeking our nation's highest office. This is also a remarkable race for partisans of New York City, harboring as it does the potential for the perfect home-town storm: Mayor Giuliani for the Republicans, Sen. Clinton for the Democrats, and maybe — just maybe — Mayor Bloomberg on an independent line. (A New York newsman can dream, can't he?)
Wherever the chips may fall, we'll be here, watching them, counting them, recounting them, analyzing them, perhaps even overanalyzing them — all in service of you, the political junkie.
Enjoy. And feel free to send comments, questions, and news tips to rsager@nysun.com.
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