Watch the pressure building.<\/p>\n
Daily News, “Progressive group targets Cuomo and Senate IDC<\/a>“:<\/p>\n “… A progressive grassroots activist group has started a post-card campaign calling on Cuomo<\/a> to reunify the fractured state Senate Democrats<\/a>. The campaign by Rise and Resist<\/a> focuses on the \u201cdestructive relationship\u201d between Cuomo and the the Independent Democratic Conference<\/a>, a group of eight breakaway Dems aligned with the Senate Republicans<\/a> …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Times Union, “IDC leader Jeff Klein gets first primary challenger<\/a>“:<\/p>\n “Bronx state Sen. Jeff Klein<\/a>, leader of the breakaway eight-member Independent Democratic Conference, has his first 2018 Democratic primary challenger. Lewis Kaminski recently registered a campaign committee to raise money for a potential run against Klein, according to state Board of Elections<\/a> records …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n New York Post, “Top Dem blames Cuomo for GOP-controlled state Senate<\/a>“:<\/p>\n “A top state Senate Democrat is publicly blaming Gov. Cuomo for allowing Republicans to control of the Senate. The charge was made by Queens\u2019 Mike Gianaris<\/a>, chair of the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee, in a speech to state\u2019s Progressive Action Network on Oct. 15<\/a> …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Building toward a crescendo:<\/p>\n Cuomo calling on IDC and Sen Dems to reunite- says if you have to lose your special office or license plate "I don't give a damn"<\/p>\n — Karen DeWitt (@kdewitt7) November 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n