NY Dems In "Red" Long Island

It is all about location, location, location to the state party of New York Democrats and it definitely showed today. The annual meeting was held in Garden City out in Nassau County and the city was abuzz with Democrats. The whole idea is that Long Island is becoming more purple these days and is as ripe as the upstate apples for Democrats to win back seats in the State Senate. We need three more seats for a majority and there are several Republicans out there to choose from. Craig Johnson proved this past February that victory is possible and state Dems are out to prove it can be replicated.

For far too long, Joe Bruno and friends have wielded their power over the "blue" state with their cronyism and overall corruptive behavior. Now it is true that some Democrats do the same while up in Albany. That is even more reason that we need progressive candidates to run for office to kick the bums out, whether they have a "D" or an "R" after their name.

And for good measure, the Presidential candidates each had their own table out in the hallways. What is a party meeting without looking at the races higher up the ballot? According to the NY Times, Hillary and Edwards' table was a dull scene, especially when comparing them to rockstar candidate Barack Obama. I would have loved to go out and see all the festivities, but sometimes work gets in the way.