Teachout: "We Are the Possible"

In a thank-you note to supporters yesterday, Democratic primary challenger Zephyr Teachout credited her stoestring campaign -- without money to spend on ads or mailers -- with nevertheless getting heard: carrying 24 counties, capping Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a bare 60% of the vote, and puncturing the illusion that he is a popular incumbent.

Her people-led campaign demonstrated the rise of a new