By
Azi Paybarah
Shortly after 8 a.m. this morning, former congressman Charlie Rangel
walked into a gymnasium in Harlem and voted for a young protégé, Brian
Benjamin, who is running in a special election for the state Senate.
“I’ve told him — and it sounds so corny — doing the right thing has
worked for me for 50 damn years,” Rangel said in an interview. “I’ve
also told him that if he’s going to deviate from the majority, he better
have a good damn reason.”
Benjamin stood nearby, smiling and nodding. He’s heard it before.
“He calls me every morning with tips and ideas,” Benjamin said.
After snagging the Democratic nomination weeks ago, Benjamin is all
but guaranteed victory today in the overwhelmingly Democratic district
in Harlem, but he won't be in the majority, thanks to the 8 members of
the Independent Democratic Conference that have a power-sharing
agreement with the Republicans in that chamber.
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Source: Politico (via The Empire Report)
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