It is caught between a leader who is
unpopular among the
party's MPs and the broader electorate, but hugely popular with the large influx of
members and supporters that joined the
party in 2015 to back his leadership bid.
The governor today reiterated the vow to help get
members of his own
party elected to the Senate even as he pointed to poll data showing one of the Democratic conference's chief goals — taxpayer - financed elections — is
unpopular among New Yorkers.