Gang of Three Rings in the Year
January 5th, 2009
David King reports from Albany:
The Gang of Three — those renegade Democratic state senators — have had a busy weekend. The Daily News’ Liz Benjamin reports that Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith met with the trio in the Bronx on Sunday. Smith has seemingly had a change of heart since Dec. 10 when his deal with the three fell apart and he said, “We would rather wait two more years to take charge of the Senate than to simply serve the interests of the few.”
Last-minute negotiations have heated up on both sides of the aisle as representatives of the AFL-CIO and 1199 SEIU reportedly met with the three undecided Democrats recently on behalf of Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos. Maneuvering on all sides is expected to go down to the wire.
Senate Democrats canceled a planned Saturday meeting and will now gather on Tuesday night–just hours before Wednesday’s scheduled leadership vote.
By Gail Robinson on January 5, 2009, 1:49 pmIn category: Albany, Electoral Politics
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