Ulrich's a comer..he wouldn't have to resign his council seat to run in the special election, and it would give him a lot of publicity..elevate his profile. OTOH, if he won the election, his district will disappear, and he'll be left without ANY position, nor any viable opening..
I suspect he'll run...if he wins, and then loses his district due to redistricting, he can be promised some position in DC...House, or WH
So this isn’t the area that had the Jewish pop. that threw support to Hillary Clinton? I was thinking it was the non-religious Jews that were so uberliberal. Well if not then I hope they run him and not the older guy that ran against Weiner the first time. A fresher face would help in this area. Will definitely be fun to watch. :)
It’s a big effort to make to run for a seat that will likely be redrawn at best or maybe eliminated at worst. But Mark Critz (D) did it in PA and now he has name recognition and experience if he chooses to run in one of the adjacent redrawn districts. So for Critz, it might have been worth it.
I’ll bet Cuomo will delay the special election until November first to save money and also so the anti-Weiner sentiment can abate.