Headline from Politico, “2016 state primary results: Senate GOP among big winners“:
“One of the biggest winners in the scores of primaries in New York on Tuesday night was the state Senate’s Republican conference. In each of the three primaries for open seats that the GOP has a chance of winning, the candidates backed by party officials seem to have won …”
Big deal. The party machine overpowered some minor opposition candidates in primaries.
“… But in the open seat that gained the most attention, the end result was the best possible result for Republicans. Marisol Alcanatara, who was heavily funded by the Independent Democratic Conference and committed to joining the breakaway conference Tuesday night, likely edged out her two competitors in the West Side and Harlem …”
This is what is passing for good news.
Alcanatara is very far Left. Her caucusing with the IDC empowers Jeff Klein. I believe the Republicans will once again need the IDC only this time around they will be in an even weaker position facing a more powerful Klein. He is going to want stuff from them.