Who Runs NYThe votes, the money, and the taxes — Rae Arora
Who Runs NYLong Island Election Guide 2026

Who Runs NY The Sunday Section Long Island

Editorial Cartoons

The Cartoon Desk

Drawings from the campaign year, each one pinned to the report it illustrates.

  1. Cartoon of a towering Assembly candidate holding a $536K money bag beside a shocked rival with a $10K coin purse under an Assembly banner.

    AD Money Gap

    Nov 9, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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  2. Cartoon contrasting a Nassau GOP vault overflowing with $11.7M against a nearly empty Nassau Dems safe labeled $830K.

    Committee Gap

    Nov 9, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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  3. Cartoon of a town supervisor grinning beside a towering pile of Hempstead-labeled money bags while tiny challengers share a small piggy bank.

    Hempstead Heap

    Nov 9, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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  4. Cartoon banquet at Crest Hollow where laughing politicians toast over cascading receipts as a waiter serves a platter of cash totaling $268,910.

    Open Tab

    Nov 9, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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  5. Cartoon of a Long Island Senate auction where chairs hold cash stacks ranging from $496K down to $0 as suited bidders raise paddles.

    Seat Prices

    Nov 9, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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  6. Cartoon of a union worker dumping equal piles of cash into wheelbarrows labeled GOP and DEM, chalkboard reading $1.80M, Long Island map on the wall.

    Split Shift

    Nov 9, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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  7. Cartoon of a contractor handing a check to a town official across a desk with a stamped town contract and a thanks card, while a wall chart shows award leading to donation.

    Thanks!

    Nov 9, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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  8. Cartoon of frantic party operators turning valves on Suffolk GOP, Suffolk Dems, and Babylon pumps pouring cash into a trench, with a payroll clock.

    The Suffolk Pipeline

    Nov 9, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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  9. Cartoon of consultants pumping cash into piggy banks labeled media, print, and fundraising while only a tiny rebate pig receives a trickle.

    The Take

    Nov 9, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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  10. Cartoon footrace labeled Nassau Legislature where a candidate with a huge money bag crushes a rival carrying a bag marked $0.

    War Chest Sprint

    Nov 9, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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  11. Long Island GOP and Dem party bosses toasting whiskey in a back room while voters brawl outside under THEM! and NO, THEM! signs

    Last Call

    Nov 6, 2026 · Who Runs NY

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