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Hot in Herre
Presented by With help from Cris Seda Chabrier Good gracious, this race is bodacious. With temperatures predicted to hit 100 degrees on Primary Day, mayoral front-runner Andrew Cuomo is anxious to get his voters into polling sites — and demanding better preparation from city officials for the heat wave, POLITICO reports. The Board of Election's heat plan is 'insufficient' and 'unacceptable,' with not every poll site being air conditioned, his campaign complained Thursday. The BOE insists it's prepared with fans and water — and that no voter will have to wait in a long line, since there's more than enough bandwidth. The former governor has reason to be concerned about Tuesday turnout: His anticipated victory relies upon robust support from older voters, who are more susceptible to dangerous heat conditions. And polling showed more of his supporters planned to vote on election day, while Zohran Mamdani nabs a greater share of early voters. Mamdani supporters are hopeful the heat will hurt Cuomo. 'Praying to God it's a temperature only people under 45 can withstand,' leftist podcast host Stylianos Karoldis joked on X. But who knows? Mamdani's campaign isn't ready to draw conclusions. And Cuomo is pushing supporters to vote early — still open today through Sunday — when it'll be toasty, but not yet miserable. More than 212,000 already have in NYC. Candidates kept it hot Thursday, as Cuomo homed in on Mamdani's refusal to condemn the phrase 'globalize the intifada' and Mamdani blasted the millions of dollars Michael Bloomberg has poured into a pro-Cuomo super PAC. Both rivals name-checked the billionaire former mayor, who has contributed $8.3 million to the pro-Cuomo PAC in an effort to blunt Mamdani's momentum. Mamdani slammed the spending as an affront to democracy. Cuomo praised Bloomberg for taking a stand, POLITICO reports. Mamdani and Brad Lander both voted Tuesday. But in a rare instance, the city comptroller publicly disagreed with the assemblymember he's cross-endorsed. 'I don't like the phrase 'globalize the intifada,'' Lander, who is Jewish, told reporters.'Some people, when they say it, they might mean 'fight for the rights of Palestinians,' but I'll tell you, all I can hear is 'open season on Jews.'' Mamdani said the words 'have different meanings for many different people.' He repeated his vow to combat antisemitism and said he opposes language that incites violence. The Muslim candidate was targeted in a potential hate crime this week, the Daily News reported, when somebody left a voicemail to blow up his car. That led Lander to line up behind Mamdani. First in Playbook, he's calling on pro-Cuomo super PAC Fix the City to stop airing 'the hateful, divisive ads that falsely smear Mamdani,' his campaign said, blaming a TV ad calling Mamdani 'risky' and a 'radical' for the threats on his opponent's life. Adrienne Adams voted Thursday too, but the mayoral candidate declined to say who else she ranked, Her secrecy stands in contrast to the recent — albeit late — cross endorsements candidates and top surrogates are making to blunt Cuomo's rise, POLITICO reports. Adams' aides even prepared a statement asserting her support for the Working Families Party's slate — but internal disagreements blocked it from being released. 'I still believe in the secrecy of the ballot,' Adams said by way of explanation. 'I voted for me and my community.' — Jeff Coltin, Emily Ngo, Joe Anuta, Cris Seda Chabrier, Jason Beeferman and Sally Goldenberg HAPPY FRIDAY: Got news? Send it our way: Jeff Coltin, Emily Ngo and Nick Reisman. WHERE'S KATHY? In Erie County, leading a virtual briefing on extreme heat forecasts and delivers remarks at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens groundbreaking. WHERE'S ERIC? Public schedule unavailable as of 10 p.m. QUOTE OF THE DAY: 'I was en route to the Crane Club. Crime is down, nightlife is back, and the $30 billion industry is helping to rebuild the economy @AndrewCuomo tanked with his failed policies like bail reform. Eric Adams: Delivers. Never quits.' — Mayor Eric Adams, on X to top Cuomo adviser Melissa DeRosa, who asked what private club he'd been tweeting from at midnight, amid a war of words that could preview the general election. ABOVE THE FOLD REPORTERS ROUNDTABLE: The unexpected developments in the mayoral primary — not to mention the looming shadow of President Donald Trump's declared war on his hometown — have captivated the nation as much as it has the city itself. To reckon with the crowded primary's still-evolving state of play, POLITICO's Michael Gartland, Nick Reisman, Sally Goldenberg and Jeff Coltin sat down Wednesday for a crackling conversation. Gartland: The race is viewed primarily as a two-person contest at this point, but there are several other candidates. Lander has shown signs of life in the last few days. Is a last minute surge from him possible given what the polling shows at this point? Reisman: If there are any swing voters on the Democratic side, it's the people who will vote for Brad Lander as their No. 1 but are not inclined to rank Mamdani. Goldenberg: Cuomo has also shown strength in those areas. We did a story where he's even being ranked third in Park Slope — a very lefty section of New York City. But I do wonder about those early voting numbers and the weather next Tuesday. Reisman: Lander seems to have eaten his Wheaties lately. He put in a strong second debate performance and his ICE arrest stepped on the Bernie Sanders headline Mamdani was hoping for on Tuesday. Coltin: I agree, Nick. With every poll coming out, we've been looking to see where the votes that initially went to Lander get redistributed in ranked-choice voting. And a lot of people backing Lander (and Adrienne Adams, and everyone else) still plan to rank Cuomo on their ballot over Mamdani. Goldenberg: It's late for Lander to change the shape of the race though. He's polling a very distant third. Lander's best hope is a robust use of ranked-choice voting — something that the candidates and the left have resisted, confoundingly, throughout this race. They've shown no real RCV strategy — something that would probably help a Lander. Read more as we discuss youth versus experience, why New Yorkers seem to discount Cuomo's well-documented misdeeds, the role of allegations of antisemitism. CITY HALL: THE LATEST MAMDANI'S PRESIDENTIAL PICK: Mamdani harshly criticized Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2024 election, but never used his platform as an assemblymember and mayoral candidate with a big social media following to promote Kamala Harris — a notable difference from his fellow contenders in the Democratic mayoral primary. 'I proudly voted for Kamala Harris on the Working Families Party line,' Mamdani said Tuesday, when asked why he didn't endorse the Democratic nominee. He insisted his focus was on races poised to be close in New York, as well as Proposition One, known as the equal rights amendment. Months earlier, Mamdani actively promoted the Uncommitted Movement and the Leave it Blank campaign, which urged voters to cast an empty ballot in the Democratic primary to protest Joe Biden's support for Israel in the country's war with Hamas. In the days leading up to the election, Mamdani protested Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, calling it 'fascist.' Cuomo posted early on X on Election Day encouraging a vote for Harris and praised her months earlier while speaking at a Brooklyn church. Lander was also quick to endorse and fundraise for Harris when Biden dropped out and encouraged his supporters to vote for her. — Jeff Coltin and Amira McKee CUOMO 'NOT FOR US': First in Playbook, mayoral candidate Zellnor Myrie is aiming to hurt Cuomo's standing with Black voters, running an attack ad saying Cuomo was 'bad for us as governor. Wrong for us for mayor.' Starting Thursday on Juneteenth, Myrie's campaign is spending more than $100,000 airing the ad on stations targeting a Black audience, including Hot 97, Power 105.1 and WBLS. 'Before you vote for mayor, take 60 seconds and think about what Andrew Cuomo actually did in 11 years as governor before he resigned in disgrace,' a voice actor says. Cuomo 'cut hundreds of millions from the MTA,' 'slashed funding for supportive housing' and 'forced the mentally ill on our streets and subways,' among other criticisms. The ad doesn't even mention Myrie until the state senator's voice, at the very end, says it was paid for by his campaign. Myrie doesn't have a shot at victory, but has urged New Yorkers to not rank Cuomo. The former governor is relying on support from Black voters to win. A Marist College poll conducted last week showed he's the first choice of nearly half of Black voters. — Jeff Coltin FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Manhattan borough president candidates Keith Powers and Calvin Sun are cross-endorsing each other in an effort to weaken Brad Hoylman-Sigal. Powers, a City Council member, and Sun, an emergency room physician, said they see it as a step toward ensuring a 'pro-housing candidate.' Each will encourage supporters of the other to rank them second on their ballots in the city's ranked-choice voting primary. 'We cannot afford to have a Borough President unwilling to address the housing crisis that all New Yorkers agree must be urgently fixed,' Powers said in a statement. 'Calvin shares my ambitious approach to expanding housing.' Powers, Sun and Hoylman-Sigal, a state senator, are the only three candidates on the Democratic ballot. The agreement by Powers and Sun echoes the ones made in the mayoral race by Mamdani and Lander and Mamdani and Michael Blake. A spokesperson for Hoylman-Sigal, who's endorsed by state Attorney General Letitia James and three former Manhattan beeps including Gale Brewer, declined to comment. — Emily Ngo BILL BITES BACK: Former Mayor Bill de Blasio laced into a befuddling New York Times opinion piece that lamented the mayoral field, cast second-place candidate Zohran Mamdani as unfit for the ballot and went on a gratuitous detour lacing into the former mayor. 'These guys don't know what the hell they're talking about,' de Blasio said during a recent interview with NY1's Errol Louis. 'I am so sick of the elitism and the out-of-touch reality of the Times. What city are they living in?' The piece appeared to offer qualified praise of Cuomo and Lander and reserved harsh judgement for de Blasio, who allowed disorder to fester and the city's school system to sour, per the piece. 'Much worse than what they said about me is they are basically saying: 'Vote for the corrupt guy, Andrew Cuomo. Vote for the guy who we said was corrupt and should resign because he's more status quo. He's more reliable,'' de Blasio said while noting crime went down and test scores up during his two terms as mayor. 'Yes, he's more reliably corrupt.' The former mayor accused Cuomo of starving the city of housing and homelessness resources during their acrimonious shared tenure and praised the candidacies of Mamdani, Lander and Adrienne Adams. Cuomo spokesperson Rich Azzopardi responded by bringing up de Blasio's campaign finance troubles, the early animosity between police officers and City Hall and a dramatic rise in homelessness. 'Mayor Bloomberg handed De Blasio a strong, healthy and functioning government that he neglected into the ground and New Yorkers know Andrew Cuomo has the management experience and the real record of results to fix what's broken after 12 long years and get the city back on the right track,' Azzopardi said. — Joe Anuta More from the city: — Mamdani has embraced his immigrant identity and has loudly proclaimed his Muslim faith, rather than downplaying it. (Gothamist) — The Roosevelt Hotel migrant shelter is set to close Tuesday – three years after it opened and quickly became a symbol of the city's migrant crisis in the heart of Manhattan. (New York Post) — Former Gov. George Pataki thinks long-shot GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa could pull off an upset. (New York Post) NEW FROM PLANET ALBANY SUNLIGHT FOR DARK CASH: A Democratic state lawmaker wants expanded disclosure for state-level super PACs. State Sen. Pat Fahy on Wednesday proposed new regulations for super PACs that would require them to put the name of their top three donors on mailers and TV ads. 'This is a matter of transparency and fairness,' Fahy said. 'Voters have a right to know who's trying to influence their decisions and elections in New York State. If powerful interests are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in dark money to sway an election, that should be front and center for all New York State voters.' Super PACs, which can raise and spend unlimited sums of money, will likely take on a greater role in New York campaigns as a statewide system of public financing takes effect. That system, modeled after New York City's decades-old program, will match low-dollar contributions with public money. A super PAC, which cannot coordinate with a candidate, would play an outsized role in a system where caps on donations have been significantly lowered. — Nick Reisman LOVETT TO HOCHUL: Former Daily News and New York Post scribe Ken Lovett is joining the Hochul administration. Lovett, a former Eichor Strategies consultant, will serve as a senior communications advisor for energy and environment — a crucial issue area for Hochul ahead of her re-election bid. The governor has discussed energy projects with President Donald Trump, conversations that have included a controversial pipeline and wind energy efforts. Lovett, a former senior advisor at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, will serve as a direct advisor to Hochul and Communications Director Anthony Hogrebe. 'Nobody knows state government better than Ken Lovett, and we're thrilled to have his experience and expertise as we continue to bring Governor Hochul's message to New Yorkers.' — Nick Reisman More from Albany: — Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has little interest in Mamdani's tax-the-rich proposal. (New York Post) — A moratorium on using sewage sludge on farmland did not get a vote in the state Assembly. (Spectrum News) — Among the things that did get done in the final session days include renaming state agency buildings. (POLITICO Pro) KEEPING UP WITH THE DELEGATION ANOTHER SCARY INCIDENT: Ohio House Republican Max Miller said he was 'run off the road' Thursday by a man with a Palestinian flag in the latest instance of violence against an elected official. House leaders, including the chamber's top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, quickly condemned the incident in the strongest terms. 'The rise in political violence in this country is unacceptable,' Jeffries said in a statement with Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar. 'This is a moment of crisis that requires Congress to act decisively in order to ensure the safety of every single Member who serves in the People's House.' The threat to Miller comes after Democratic Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed and Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were critically injured. Congressional lawmakers have been grappling with how to ensure their physical safety as being a politician in the public eye becomes increasingly dangerous. — Emily Ngo More from Congress: — Assemblymember Robert Smullen is interested in running for Rep. Elise Stefanik's seat. (Times Union) — Rep. Mike Lawler breaks with Trump administration on the shutdown of a LGBTQ+ suicide hotline. (NOTUS) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has a bill meant to combat food deserts. (Spectrum News) NEW YORK STATE OF MIND — Hochul is under pressure to collect millions in Atlantic Yards penalties. (Gothamist) — New York's highest court upheld Kingston's rent control policies. (City & State) — The Catskills are … underrated?! (LoHud) SOCIAL DATA WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Nicole (Ginis) Del Beccaro, a producer at Newsmax, and Thomas G. Del Beccaro, an author, historian and political commentator, on Monday welcomed Thomas Lucca Del Beccaro, who came in at 8 lbs. 12 oz and 19 1/2 inches. Pic — Christopher Edgar, a consultant at Alpha Alternatives, and Mary Claire Brunelli, an English teacher at the Hotchkiss School, on June 12th welcomed Catherine Grace. Pic … Another pic HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Assemblymember Jonathan Jacobson … POLITICO's Josh Gerstein … the NFL's Morgan Rubin … Godfre Bayalama of Zellnor Myrie's office .. Avi Duvdevani … former Assemblymember Joan Millman … DOP's Christelle Onwu … HPD's Dave Seliger … Ronette Cox … Steven Skyles-Mulligan … Adrienne Elrod … CNN's Janie Boschma … Victoria Grace … Olivia Ruth Messer … Tom Tripicco … (WAS THURSDAY): State Sens. Jose M. Serrano and Jack Martins … Assemblymember Clyde Vanel … Gateway's Stephen Sigmund … ESD's Emily Mijatovic … Reuters' Jeff Mason … Anne Gearan … Treasury's Rebecca Karabus … Melissa Cooke … former SEC Chair Mary Schapiro (7-0) … Axios' Alex Isenstadt … Christina Ruffini … Marcus Brauchli Missed Wednesday's New York Playbook PM? We forgive you. Read it here.
Phone Arena
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- Phone Arena
iPhone 17 display requirements may force Apple to cut ties with BOE
A tale as old as time: China-based display manufacturer BOE is having trouble passing the strict requirements set in place by Apple. If this continues, the iPhone 17 family will use displays exclusively from Samsung and LG, and BOE will lose a major business prospect. BOE is currently ( translated source ) trying to pass the display requirements for the iPhone 16 Pro, which uses an LTPO OLED screen. Apple calls this a 'ProMotion' display, and its biggest advantage is its ability to reduce its refresh rate from 120 Hz all the way down to just 1 Hz. This is useful for preserving battery life when using apps that don't require high refresh rates, or when the phone's always-on display is active. Multiple reports have come in stating that Apple is thinking of shifting all of the iPhone 17 models to displays with higher refresh rates. If BOE is being asked to pass the LTPO OLED display requirements, then there is a good chance that every single iPhone 17 model will ship with a ProMotion screen. However, BOE has been unable to pass these tests. Furthermore, LG Display's recent large investments have industry experts wondering whether the company already has sizable orders lined up. Both Samsung and LG have reportedly begun mass manufacturing of displays for the iPhone 17 series. The iPhone 16 Pro uses an LTPO OLED display. | Video credit — Apple Apple has been trying to shift to BOE for years, mainly because this will result in a reduction of manufacturing costs. However, the company isn't willing to compromise its flagship experience, and even debuted its in-house cellular modem on the budget iPhone 16e. Samsung is also concerned about rising costs, especially now that 2 nm chips are around the corner and cost significantly more. According to reports, Samsung is considering Chinese suppliers of materials for OLED manufacturing. This decision is allegedly driven by the singular goal of reducing manufacturing costs. The company has been hesitant in the past because such a move will involve sharing its roadmaps with said suppliers. If BOE is unable to pass Apple's requirements in time, then the iPhone 17 lineup will only feature displays from Samsung and LG. BOE may catch up in the future, but this will undoubtedly be a major blow to the manufacturer. Secure your connection now at a bargain price! We may earn a commission if you make a purchase This offer is not available in your area.
CNBC
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- CNBC
Bank of England holds rates steady, but a summer cut could still be in the cards
The Bank of England kept its key interest rate on hold at 4.25% during its Thursday meeting, with economists expecting the central bank to wait until August before it cuts again. Six out of nine of the BOE's monetary policy committee opted to hold rates with three opting for a cut. The policymakers' decision to hold rates comes after the latest data out Wednesday showed the U.K.'s annual inflation rate reached 3.4% in May, meeting analyst expectations but lingering far above the bank's target of 2%. Earlier this year, the Bank of England said that it expects inflation to rise to 3.7% in the third quarter, before starting to cool into next year. It nevertheless still doesn't know the outcome of U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariffs policy, and with conflict erupting in Middle East, inflationary pressures could rise. Those pressures, coupled with lackluster U.K. growth after a 0.3% economic contraction in April, put the central bank in a difficult position on whether — and when — to cut rates. "The bank last month divided 5 [MPC members] to 4 over the decision to cut rates a little, and the majority were very much seeing the economy slowing down and the threat of a faster slow down if tariffs and other U.S. policy seep through the economy, so that is the worry," John Gieve, former deputy governor of the Bank of England, told CNBC on Wednesday. "The question was, 'Should we cut now or wait a little bit?' That was the way they were looking at it [then]," he added. "The Middle East conflict complicates things further. Firstly, it could have an effect on oil prices which could push inflation up even further ... and, secondly, it could be disruptive to the world economy and to trade, which again would be a downward pressure on our growth, so that's precisely where the bank is right now," he told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe." Economists polled by Reuters widely expect BOE policymakers to cut rates by 25 basis points (bps) at the next gathering in August, and to make a trim of another 25 bps in the fourth quarter. Grieve said the confluence of external, uncontrollable and potentially inflationary pressures — along with the domestic outlook for growth, taxation and spending — made it hard to predict the BOE's strategy. "What the bank and markets are expecting is that interest rates will edge down to 4% or perhaps a little bit lower the rest of the year unless there's a really big development on the world stage, but we don't know how this conflict in the Middle East will play out, and we don't know how tariffs ... are going to play out. So [Bank of England policymakers] are going to have watch things month by month," Grieve said.
Business Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Times
UK inflation slows in May but food prices jump
[LONDON] British inflation slowed as expected in May, pulled down by air fares which leapt in April and the correction of a tax data error, although food prices shot up at the fastest rate in more than a year. Consumer prices rose in annual terms by 3.4 per cent in May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday (Jun 18), just as a Reuters poll of economists and the Bank of England had predicted. Services price inflation – a crucial metric for the BOE – cooled to 4.7 per cent from 5.4 per cent in April, matching the BOE's forecast for May. The Reuters poll had pointed to a reading of 4.8 per cent. Earlier this month the ONS said April's headline consumer price inflation reading of 3.5 per cent had been overstated by 0.1 percentage points due to an error in car tax data from the government. April's figures were not amended, but the correct data was used for May's readings. Air fares fell sharply after an Easter holiday spike in April's readings. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up The data are unlikely to shift interest rate expectations among economists and investors, who think the BOE will leave borrowing costs on hold when it announces its June policy decision on Thursday. Sterling rose slightly against the US dollar after the ONS data release. Gas, electricity and water prices rose in April alongside higher taxes on employers, causing inflation to leap from 2.6 per cent in March. A rise in oil prices since the start of the Iran-Israel conflict last week could cause inflation to rise again. Food prices rose by 4.4 per cent in the 12 months to May, the biggest increase in over a year, the ONS said, a blow for low-income households. Some BOE officials have said they disagree with the central bank's key assumption reached at its May meeting that the recent climb in inflation will not have longer-running effects on pricing behaviour. Chief economist Huw Pill said last month the pace of interest rate cuts was too fast given still strong wage pressures on inflation, but his vote in May to keep borrowing costs on hold was likely to be 'a skip' not a halt to rate cuts. Market pricing on Tuesday pointed to an 87 per cent chance that the BOE will leave rates on hold this week, with two 0.25 percentage-point cuts priced in by the year's end. The BOE lowered rates by a quarter point to 4.25 per cent on May 8 in a three-way split vote, with two Monetary Policy Committee members favouring a bigger cut and two – including Pill – favouring a hold. The central bank said in May it expects inflation to peak at about 3.7 per cent later this year. Some economists think April might prove to be the high point, although the conflict in the Middle East poses a risk of stronger price pressures. REUTERS
New York Post
3 days ago
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- New York Post
Twice the number of New Yorkers are turning out for early voting in the heated Democratic mayoral primary: data
Twice the number of New Yorkers are turning out for early voting in the 2025 primary compared to four years ago, data from the city Board of Elections show. The dramatic 50% spike hints that the heated Democratic mayoral primary — which polls show is a tight two-way race between frontrunner Andrew Cuomo and runner-up Zohran Mamdani — has lit a fire under Big Apple voters. Nearly 94,000 New Yorkers cast ballots during the first three days of early voting — which began Saturday and lasts through June 22 — compared to 44,000 at the same point in 2021, BOE data show. Advertisement 3 Over 50% of New Yorkers are heading out for early voting in the 2025 primary compared to the previous mayoral election cycle. Robert Miller Brooklyn led the boroughs with early votes cast – 33,000 – after three days, in contrast to the 2021 when Manhattan held that distinction. And this year, younger voters under the age of 44 accounted for 45% of ballots cast so far – a potential positive sign for the Mamdani, a leftist social media phenom. Advertisement 'F–k Andrew Cuomo,' declared Maia Villalba, 23, at a polling site outside Southbridge Towers near the Financial District — where she told The Post she ranked Mamdani first, inspired by his campaign promise to make city buses free. By contrast, retiree Ann Munkenback, 79, said she'd rather hold her nose for the former governor, despite the sexual harassment allegations against him, which he has denied. 'He's (Cuomo is) kind of a bully, but he'll get things done,' she said at an Upper West Side polling site. 'He certainly has charisma.' 3 Through the first three days of early voting, almost 94,000 Big Apple residents have made their way to cast their vote for mayor. Michael Nagle Advertisement 3 Early voting began last Saturday, June 14, and will last through June 22. Robert Miller Stella Saint-Claire, 38, a nail artist who cast her ballot in Williamsburg Community Center, called herself 'politically inept' and said she voted for Mamdani based in part on a friend's recommendation and the Democratic socialist candidate's promise to keep rents low. 'I don't know, politics is just really confusing,' Saint-Clair said. 'But stuff like this probably is important.' Advertisement Saint-Clair, who is also in a band, noted one of their last shows featured an 'Anybody But Cuomo' chant. Munkenbeck, the 79-year-old Cuomo voter, said her second pick was City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is polling in third place behind the ex-gov and Mamdani, and then hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson. She also tapped friends for help in deciding how to fill out her ballot. 'We have a glass of wine and right into the politics,' Munkenbeck said.
