Sentences with phrase «turncoat democratic»
Turncoat Democratic senator Hiram Monserrate, who enraged Albany onlookers all last week after waffling over which side of the narrowly split State Senate he would choose in the coup he helped foment, has decided to stick with his home team, the Daily News reports.
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New York, NY — A growing coalition of dozens of groups (list in formation below), including all major resistance groups across New York State, have joined forces to express their strong rejection of Governor Cuomo's and the New York State Democratic Party's plan to «unite» the mainline Democrats of the New York State Senate with the turncoat «Democrats» of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC).
, have joined forces to express their strong rejection of Governor Cuomo's and the New York State Democratic Party's plan to «unite» the mainline Democrats of the New York State Senate with the turncoat «Democrats» of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC).
Join us in voting out the turncoat members of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) in 2018.
The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- led by Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein — is a group of turncoat NY State Senators who were elected to office as Democrats but have a «majority coalition» with Republicans, giving them control of the Senate.
«They call Pete a turncoat, but I don't see the Democratic Party doing much for Hispanics,» says Felix Rosado, an accountant who has been one of Espada's closest friends for 38 years.
But what really gets me about the lack of experience claim is that the experienced governor chose to surround himself with accused felons, closed down his own Moreland Act Commission which really had the potential to root out corruption, and waited for what seemed like forever to get the turncoat Independent Democratic Conference back where they belonged.
Any additional switches would give Republicans much - needed insurance; the Democratic turncoats are not the most reliable conspirators.
Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who mentored IDC State Senator Marisol Alcantara but recently signed onto a letter urging the turncoat coterie to rejoin the Democratic fold, also appeared at the rally.
Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, in his capacity as deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, also urged the turncoat coterie to restore their old party bonds last month.