| Via the always interesting Fake Sheldon Silver, I found this New York Post piece speculating on the possible end of Silver's time as Speaker. It's the Post, of course, and mostly anonymously sourced, but there are some interesting bits about Silver's prospects in the Cuomo era:
No clear candidate has emerged, but the likeliest scenario for a coup, insiders say, is that the 31-member Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian caucus would join with an outer-borough delegation and a few upstate Democrats to plot an ouster.
Sources close to Cuomo said he's not willing to back any coup against Silver and actually wants to keep him around -- as long as the veteran pol stays cooperative....
Silver may voluntarily relinquish his leadership role after this term, said an Albany source close to the speaker.
There's another piece (also via @ShellySilver) speculating on the Post's speculations. Rumors, fog, shadow.
Update: The real Sheldon Silver isn't impressed. And Cuomo isn't confirming or denying anything. |
