Mapping the GOP’s dwindling clout

Irene Jay Liu at the Albany Times-Union has mapped the amount of member item $$$ spent in each Senate district.

She contrasts the distribution in 08-09 — when Republicans were still in the majority — and the handouts in 09-10.

Go here to see the graphic.

It’s pretty dramatic. Here in the North Country, Senators Betty Little and Joe Griffo lost ground, while Senator Darrel Aubertine won more cash for constituents.

No real surprise in this, of course, but it’s a pretty stark visual aid.