Local dems support traitor "Democrats" in the senate. Shameful!
NYS Senate IDC Member David Valesky Gets Support From Local County Democratic Leader
BY KEN LOVETT
Onondaga County Democratic Committee Chairman Mark English rejected a call for him to try and oust Senate Independent Democratic Committee member David Valesky from the party.
“Dave has been true to the core principles of the party,” English said.
The county chair said he has not heard from Sen. Martin Dilan, who said in my “Albany Insider” column today that he would be reaching out to the five IDC members’ local county chairs to encourage them to expel them for “party disloyalty.”
“Dave Valesky is a terrific individual and he’s represented this district well,” English said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2014/03/nys-senate-idc-member-david-valesky-gets-support-from-local-county-democratic-
Staten Island Democrats Remain Strongly Behind Sen. Diane Savino
BY KEN LOVETT
State Sen. Martin Dilan's call for the local party chairs to kick the five Senate Independent Democratic Conference members out of the Democratic party has fallen on deaf ears in Staten Island.
Richmond County Democratic Committee Executive Director Kevin Elkins said the party remains "fully behind" Sen. Diane Savino, who is one of five dissidents to leave the mainstream Senate Democratic conference to form an independent Democratic coalition that runs the chamber with the Republicans.
"She's been a great senator and a loyal Democrat for Staten Island," Elkins said. "People appreciate everything she's done as a senator. She has strong progressive credentials and she came out of the labor movement. We're fully behind her."
I reported in my "Albany Insider" column today that Dilan intends to call each of the party chairs in the home districts of the five IDC members asking that they expel them from the party for "disloyalty."
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2014/03/staten-island-democrats-remain-strongly-behind-sen-diane-savino
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