State Democrats woke up this morning celebrating the fact that they took the jobs of many republicans who like clock work wanted to coddle the rich and take from the poor, or so the story goes.
Democrats came away with victories in several of yesterday’s biggest races, but it’s too soon to say whether they managed to take the seat in New York’s 148th Assembly District and Republicans’ ability to block a veto override along with it. Many of the night’s winners were endorsed by Governor Cuomo, who made a point of involving himself in local races this year.[Observer]
Mark Poloncarz pulled off perhaps the biggest win of the night as he defeated incumbent Chris Collins to become the eighth Erie County executive. Though Erie County is largely Democratic, Mr. Poloncarz is just the second Democrat to take the county executive job in 51 years. Mr. Collins was a rising G.O.P. star who was considered a potential challenger for Governor Cuomo in last year’s race for the Governor’s mansion. Mr. Poloncarz had Governor Cuomo’s backing in the Erie County contest.
