Acting with lightning speed in the wake of the legislative elections, Democrats in Nassau are announcing within the hour a new presiding officer to replace Judith A. Jacobs.
Democratic leaders wanted to make the choice immediately to avoid allowing time for factious party members to get into an internal battle.
This includes, of course, the widely-made presumption that David Mejias' razor-thin edge over Republican challenger Joe Belesi in last night's vote count survives recanvassing.
Celeste Hadrick and Bill Murphy
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I THINK MR. MEJAS AND THE DEMS. ARE A LITTLE TOO CONFIDENT. LET'S SEE WHT THE RE-COUNT SHOWS.
I THINK MR. MEJAS AND THE DEMS. ARE A LITTLE TOO CONFIDENT. LET'S SEE WHT THE RE-COUNT SHOWS.
I THINK MR. MEJAS AND THE DEMS. ARE A LITTLE TOO CONFIDENT. LET'S SEE WHT THE RE-COUNT SHOWS.
I THINK MR. MEJAS AND THE DEMS. ARE A LITTLE TOO CONFIDENT. LET'S SEE WHT THE RE-COUNT SHOWS.