{"id":13403,"date":"2016-08-24T15:25:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T19:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=13403"},"modified":"2016-08-24T15:25:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T19:25:52","slug":"idc-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=13403","title":{"rendered":"IDC rising"},"content":{"rendered":"

More evidence that Republicans will not have a majority<\/a> in the State Senate<\/a> next year:<\/p>\n

“… Marisol Alcantara<\/a> … is seen by many in her Uptown district as a liberal firebrand … Alcantara\u2019s candidacy is also backed by the Senate Independent Democratic Conference<\/a>, or IDC, which she has pledged to join if elected, a scenario that may enable Senate Republicans<\/a> to keep control of the chamber in a year when mainline Democrats<\/a> believe they have the best chance to take power and see all major parts of state government run by the party …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other than campaign money, the only reason to join the IDC would be if she believes they are going to be in a more advantageous position next year than the mainline caucus.\u00a0 That happens if the Republicans don’t pick up seats or lose a few they currently hold.<\/p>\n