Silver: They'll All Be With Hillary in the End

Speaking earlier today at a luncheon at the state Democratic Party spring meeting, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said that Democrats in New York need to focus on electing Hillary Clinton in 2008.

“As a leader of this state, we must deal with a reality that Washington deprives us of our fair share of federal support, year after year after year,” Silver said.

A Hillary presidency, he said, would help New York “finally get a fair deal on Capitol Hill.”

On his way out the door, I asked Silver about some of the Democratic Assembly members who have yet to get on board with Hillary.

“We’re an open party -- we’re an open committee,” Silver said. “But it’s fine. She’s going to win the primary. They’ll all be along.”