Just one week ago, voters headed to the polls. And one week later, we still don’t know who has won a handful of races – including three that will eventually determine the balance of power in the state senate.

Our resident political insiders, Bruce Gyory and Dave Catalfamo, joined Liz Benjamin Tuesday to talk about the latest headlines.

So at this point in the campaign, candidates have been hitting the trail pretty much non-stop. They’re malnourished, dehydrated…and definitely short on sleep. And that combination can be toxic when it comes to public speaking. It inevitably leads to moments that make you scratch your head and think: “what did that person just say”?

Since this is the 21st century, many of those moment are caught on camera. So lucky for us, this week we have the most cringe-worthy video of the season, Matt Damon makes a return to New York Politics…
But we’ll begin with our favorite figure from the Hudson Valley: Assemblyman Greg Ball.

Here’s the season’s final “Trail Mix” (Barring recounts and court battles):

After weeks of endless political ads, public opinion polls, candidate forums and debates… The end is finally in sight. In one week, a new slate of statewide officials will be elected and we’ll find out whether the Democrats managed to hang on to their slim majority in the Senate. But until then – the pontificating and prognosticating continues and nobody does it better than our resident political insiders.

Steve Greenberg is a pollster for the Siena Research Institute. In another life he served as press secretary to two former Assembly Speakers. He’s also president of Greenberg Public Relations.

Bob Bellafiore just recently joined the charter school organization National Heritage Academies. His past life included a stint as press secretary to former governor George Pataki.

Senate races across New York:

Democrats holdi a very slim two seat edge in the Senate. There are hotly contested races in more than a dozen districts. We’re profiling Senate contests all across the state, starting with the five boroughs and Long Island Erin Billups has an overview of the stakes, followed by a look at Senate districts 3, 11, 15, and 44.

3rd District:



11th District:



15th District:



44th District:

You’ve probably heard the saying… But I think it’s safe to say that this week, we are officially in the political silly season.

This week, one media outlet prematurely declared a winner in an upstate congressional race, Jimmy McMillan grabbed his fifteen minutes of fame, and then some scrutiny that comes with it… And campaign signs became a key issue in a Capital Region race. Here’s this week’s “Trail Mix”: