September 12, 2006
New York: Rebuilding The (Dem) Empire
Primary Night In America
No one's too focused tonight on the NY primaries, where Dems Eliot Spitzer and Hillary Clinton sailed to easy wins. But more so than any other state holding primaries, 9/12 marks a historic milestone in Dem efforts to re-establish their firm grip on NY politics.
As the NY Times notes, NY Dems, with a degree of unity and financial prowess rarely enjoyed, are poised to rise from the wilderness to a place of dominance for the first time in modern history. They have never held the top statewide offices and both Senate seats in modern history. GOPers came closer during the Rockefeller era in the 70's, when Jacob Javits and James Buckley were senators and Louis Lefkowitz was AG. (Only Comptroller/ex-SEC Chair Arthur Leavitt was a Dem.) The last time one party controlled the statewide offices and both Senate seats was 1949 - all of them GOPers.
Of the 9 states holding primaries, only MD is poised to become as one-party as NY this year. But for MD Dems, it's a much shorter climb. [JOHN MERCURIO]
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John Mercurio is soooooo sexy....
Steven Joseph Rotolo | 10.11.06 02:58 PM
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