Many Democratic leaders are concerned Perez Williams» presence in the race could
further fracture the party heading into the November election.
«Scandal often breeds innovation, and
fractured party control of the Senate could offer a rare chance for meaningful change.
While Democrats technically reclaimed a majority of state Senate seats through a special election Tuesday, a
deeply fractured party picture remains.
«I hope he will consider holding the Republican line strong,» said outgoing Saratoga County GOP Chairman Jasper Nolan, repeating concerns of some in the GOP that McDonald could
fracture the party if he mounts a third - party bid.
The race, he said, had become «less about issues important to us and more about political gamesmanship,
further fracturing our party and diluting the Republican message of individual responsibility, government accountability and fiscal conservatism.»
«Now the hard work of unifying our party begins despite the best efforts of the Haggerty brothers to
fracture the party.
Who's ready and who really wants
this fractured party to lead the state senate?
The congressman said he's not worried about the appearance of
a fractured party.
Only Harold Wilson truly left at time of his own choosing, with his shock decision to step down in 1976 (having, incidentally just fought and won an EU referendum that
fractured his party).
Despite voting for Mr Corbyn in his two leadership contests, Ms Daby is seen by some across
the fractured party as the candidate who could win the backing of the local Labour moderates.
After three days of a convention where divisions within the Republican party were very visible, Donald J. Trump looked to bring
his fractured party together with his acceptance speech.
But questions remain, like how much support can
the fractured party really deliver in western Queens?