{"id":844,"date":"2009-06-18T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2009\/06\/18\/aubertine-in-the-eye-of-political-hurricane-ladder-match\/"},"modified":"2009-06-18T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T19:31:00","slug":"aubertine-in-the-eye-of-political-hurricane-ladder-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2009\/06\/18\/aubertine-in-the-eye-of-political-hurricane-ladder-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Aubertine in the eye of political hurricane (ladder match?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If the New York state legislature were World Wrestling Entertainment, the current deadlock in the Senate would be Wrestlemania, and today’s battle<\/a> could very well be the ladder match<\/a>. That’s where a suitcase dangles from the ceiling high above the ring, and half a dozen wrestlers fight to lug a ladder to the center of the ring, climb to the top (while other wrestlers try to pull him back down), and grab hold of the suitcase.<\/p>\n

ANNOUNCER: Ouch! Monserrate bodyslams Smith! Thwack! Espada takes out Monserrate and Malcolm Smith with a ladder – simultaneously! Look! Silver has Skelos in a headlock! But wait! Who’s this???!!! Darrel Aubertine??!! The little farmer from Cape Vincent!! He’s climbing the ladder!! He’s reaching up…<\/p>\n

[TV explodes]<\/p>\n

It’s hard to say what’s happening in Albany right now. But all eyes are on the North Country’s Darrel Aubertine. From Liz Benjamin’s blog…<\/a><\/p>\n

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The speculation at the moment centers on Aubertine, who is not only closer from an ideological standpoint to the Republicans, but also is the first Democrat to represent his GOP-dominated district (the 48th SD) since 1935. <\/p>\n

It’s no secret that Aubertine has been on the Senate Republicans’ pre-coup hit list<\/a> as they prepared to mount a last-ditch effort to take back the majority in 2010. <\/p>\n

It’s also no secret that the upstate Democratic dairy farmer has been torn between<\/a> sticking with his colleagues in Albany and taking what might be a once-in-a-lifetime shot at the soon-to-open House seat that will be vacated by Rep. John McHugh. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Senate bells are still ringing. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Aubertine spokesman Drew Mangione dismissed the idea that Aubertine would switch sides, at least for Espada. At least right now. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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