Max & Murphy: Rookie Sen. Biaggi on Early Progress, Looming Tests for Albany Dems

If the Democratic takeover of the New York State Senate after the 2018 elections has a face, it might be Alessandra Biaggi’s: Young, female, progressive and the winner not just of a general election race but also of a primary battle against a former member of the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference. Biaggi’s September victory over Jeff Klein, a founder and leader of the IDC, would have been impressive if it had been a squeaker. That Biaggi won in a landslide was stunning.