For Republicans, who are keeping their last toehold
of statewide power with Felder's help, his decision to stay put is an obviously welcome well, even as they brace for a potential Democratic wave year.
Their number will fall to 33 after Mr. Balboni vacates his seat, loosening the party's grip on its
last statewide power base.
And while the upstate - downstate divide within the Senate is more apparent than in perhaps other years, Flanagan allies point out he can still claim credit for a range of policy wins for Republicans over the last two years in the Senate, the only lever
of statewide power the GOP holds.
PG&E had been hammered by energy deregulation in 2000, which led to
a statewide power crisis and later, a humiliating trip to Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
Republicans in New York have said their focus in 2018 is on defeating Gov. Andrew Cuomo and holding their majority in the state Senate — the last level of
statewide power they hold.
The state Senate is the one lever of
statewide power the moribund New York GOP actually controls.
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