Thanksgiving dinner with Senator Diaz
That’s what Senators Malcolm Smith and Dean Skelos will be doing later tonight. Senator Ruben Diaz, as you may recall, is one of the “gang of three.” But Newsday says that there may be a “thaw” taking place between Diaz and Smith:
New York Senate Democratic leader Malcolm Smith appears to be closing a rift with one of three dissident senators and quickly came to the support of another on Monday as he seeks to bring majority control of the chamber to his party Jan. 1.
A spokeswoman for Smith said Monday Queens senator will accept an invitation to Democratic Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr.’s annual Thanksgiving celebration. Smith is hoping to keep enough Democrats in the fold to hold a slim majority and shore up support for him as majority leader.
“There’s a possibility,” Diaz said of supporting Smith. “We haven’t closed the door on anything. We still have some demands.”
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