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Hevesi is not going, but what about Bill?
"If he wins, he is going to be alone, a pariah. It will be the beginning of the end," said one Democratic operative.
Democratic leaders are hoping Hevesi secures another term so they can name another party pol to complete his term.
If he is impeached or resigns, the Senate and Assembly would vote on a successor - who would almost certainly be a Democrat because the party makes up the majority of the Legislature.
Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) said he was sticking by Hevesi, calling Republican hopeful Christopher Callaghan unfit for the job. "Callaghan is not the alternative," Silver said.
So Alan Hevesi is not going to the victory party organized by Eliot Spitzer. I guess it is understandable: Eliot withdrew his endorsement of Hevesi in the wake of the comptroller's Cargate scandal.
The question on my mind? Wouldn't New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson be a great replacement for him at the party? Hevesi should comp Bill with his tickets.
