Schneiderman gathers support of Democrats in tighter-than-expected race
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who is locked in a race that is turning out to be closer than expected, is busy gathering support from fellow Democrats as the campaign enters its final weeks.
On Friday, Schneiderman, a Democrat who is running for a second term in office, was endorsed by a group of City Council members from Brooklyn.
Councilmembers Robert Cornegy, Mathieu Eugene, Vincent Gentile, Brad Lander, Stephen Levin, Alan Maisel, Antonio Reynoso and Jumaane Williams all announced their support for Schneiderman, praising his efforts to get illegal guns off the streets and prosecute labor law violations, among other positions.
Northeast Public Radio reported that Republican John Cahill appears to be gaining ground on Schneiderman. A recent Siena College poll showed that while the attorney general still enjoys a 16-point lead over his Republican challenger, that lead has shrunk considerably from a poll taken earlier this year, when Schneiderman led Cahill, a former commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, by 27 points.