NEW: On The Road from the legend, BARNEY GREENGRASS, where @KathyHochul came to play On Mamdani, Bibi, Trump, Tisch, her own plans to run again in '30 (sorry @PatRyanUC !) and, oh yes, Andrew >> Were you relieved when Zohran Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo here? I knew he was going to win. I thought he brought a new energy to the party. Again, differences on approaches to the Jewish community, Israel and all that — that’s another topic. But I think people enjoyed seeing someone that had a very fresh look at the city and saw the possibilities. And I’m an optimist. But your life has been easier having him versus having Andrew, right? It would have been a very different scenario here if you were having Andrew. It would’ve been that old model that you just mentioned of the historic clash between the governor and the mayor, Albany versus the city. Yeah, but I would have been the one on top because I’m the governor

2028 Dem proxy war between JB and Beshear moves to the … Rio Grande Top Democrats are rushing cash to Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas, as some in the party begin to believe she could pull off an improbable upset. Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and the Democratic Governors Association are each sending $1 million to support her bid, Mr. Pritzker and a top D.G.A. official said on Tuesday. The money could be significant for her: She had just $4 million or so on hand at the end of last month, according to Texas campaign finance

Pretty unsubtle here from David Jolly on Beshear > When I brought up DGA Chair and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, whose presidential ambitions are no secret, Jolly said his victory would mean “not only does the road to the White House go through Florida, but the road to the Democratic nomination goes through Florida.” And if his point wasn’t clear enough, he pointed out that Govs. JB Pritzker of Illinois, Gavin Newsom of California and Wes Moore of Maryland had all contributed or were planning to come to Florida.

On the wild wacky screwball of a Wisco primary And: what the near-miss should tell mainline Dems bout why Crowley won - and how they nearly got saddled w a nom who went negative on Thanksgiving My riff, including what I saw at that Milwaukee spin room

A cautionary tale here for all the Dems who turned to character assassination to discredit one of multiple women - this is what that tactic got you: “Racicot said she later felt compelled to go public about her experience because the reaction to the Times story was dominated by controversy about another woman, Lyndsey Fifield, who alleged Platner mistreated her and faced attacks because of her ties to the Republican Party”