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RandySF

(85,393 posts)
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 05:33 PM 15 hrs ago

NY-10: Congressman's Gambit to Save Seat: He'll Personally Match Each Donation

Representative Daniel Goldman, a New York City Democrat fighting to fend off a primary challenge, said on Thursday that he would begin to use his vast personal fortune in an effort to save his House seat.

Mr. Goldman, a Levi Strauss heir and one of the richest members of Congress, put $1 million into his campaign immediately and pledged to begin matching every donation he receives in the run-up to the June primary — a dollar-for-dollar incentive that could cost him millions more.

The congressman framed the decision as a way to show that he was not beholden to special interests. But the cash infusion also underscored just how serious a challenge he faces from Brad Lander, a well-known former city comptroller and mayoral candidate.

There has been little public polling of the race in the 10th Congressional District, which includes Lower Manhattan and a liberal swath of brownstone Brooklyn. Private polling conducted for both campaigns, though, has shown Mr. Lander with a sizable lead in recent weeks, according to three people briefed on it.

Mr. Goldman, whose fortune is valued at as much as $250 million, put almost $5 million into his first race in 2022. But as he seeks his third term, he had hoped to avoid the costs and negative publicity that come with self-funding.


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/nyregion/dan-goldman-brad-lander-congress.html

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NY-10: Congressman's Gambit to Save Seat: He'll Personally Match Each Donation (Original Post) RandySF 15 hrs ago OP
I like Goldman and hate that we eat our own. dem4decades 13 hrs ago #1
That's too bad Dan Godman is Cha 13 hrs ago #2
PS Dan Goldman is an Brilliant example Cha 13 hrs ago #3
Anyone who thinks Dan Goldman is the problem... W_HAMILTON 12 hrs ago #4
"I don't know how someone can claim to want more "fighters" in Congress while at the same time not supporting Goldman." Cha 11 hrs ago #6
Goldman has been a solid rep for us mcar 11 hrs ago #5
Brad Lander should be a Republican? mr715 11 hrs ago #7
Oh, ha ha mcar 10 hrs ago #9
Primaries are good and healthy mr715 10 hrs ago #10
Not necessarily mcar 10 hrs ago #11
That seat is a Democratic hold. mr715 10 hrs ago #12
Goldman has proven himself to be one of the oasis 10 hrs ago #8

Cha

(319,794 posts)
2. That's too bad Dan Godman is
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 07:54 PM
13 hrs ago

is losing to Lander.

Dan Goldman has been such a Great Congressman, including when he was on the J6 Committee. H's Briliant.

I hope we will still be able to hear from him in some capacity if he doesn't win.

Cha

(319,794 posts)
3. PS Dan Goldman is an Brilliant example
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 08:12 PM
13 hrs ago

of a Millionaire who is serving his Country for the Good of our Nation.

A real Patriot

W_HAMILTON

(10,389 posts)
4. Anyone who thinks Dan Goldman is the problem...
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 08:49 PM
12 hrs ago

...is probably more of the problem themselves.

Very few are able to "legislatively prosecute" someone like Goldman can and, no sleight to Lander, but he is not one of them.

I don't know how someone can claim to want more """fighters""" in Congress while at the same time not support Goldman.

Cha

(319,794 posts)
6. "I don't know how someone can claim to want more "fighters" in Congress while at the same time not supporting Goldman."
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:06 PM
11 hrs ago

Exactly, W HAMILTON.. Well said.

They have another agenda. I'd like to see why Lander thinks he would be anywhere close to the Fighter that Rep Dan Goldman is.

mcar

(46,190 posts)
5. Goldman has been a solid rep for us
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 09:25 PM
11 hrs ago

The idiots against him should be running against Rs.

mcar

(46,190 posts)
11. Not necessarily
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:44 PM
10 hrs ago

When our very democracy is at stake, we should be fighting the Republicans, not each other.

This is not an ordinary midterm. If we don't take at least one branch of Congress, we're doomed.

Do the purity test primaries some other time. I care about this country surviving.

mr715

(3,807 posts)
12. That seat is a Democratic hold.
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:46 PM
10 hrs ago

Primaries aren't a purity test - they are an essential feature of elections that keep our party agile and responsive to the voters.

oasis

(53,820 posts)
8. Goldman has proven himself to be one of the
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:19 PM
10 hrs ago

most informed and articulate members of congress.
If there’s a debate, I’d expect him to shine.

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