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Open seats are so rare you shouldn't stop people from running
I think it would be unreasonable for the state party to pressure Diane Savino not to run for Congress just to save their asses in the state legislature. Open seats in congress are incredibly rare. This could be the only time in Diane Savino's political career that the seat comes open. She might not have another chance to run for an open congress seat for twenty years. If the Democrats won her state senate seat, they can win it again with another candidate.
Diane Savino is a rising star in the party, she ought to be encouraged to run for higher office. Not told that she isn't allowed to have ambitions because her duty is to the party insiders in Albany.