But New York Democrats are feeling the same political pressures that have prompted action in those states.

"In five years these children will be entering school," the New York Democrat said.

New York Democrats are to be found this primary week at the edges of the schoolyard, watching while the other boys and girls scrap.

It was, after all, New York Democrats who led the way in building the great American middle class.

They also served as a method for keeping most New York Democrats neutral.

"Put that in your pocket," he told the New York Democrat.

If some New York Democrats are disappointed in him, the feeling is apparently mutual.

Those were the most natural targets for a New York Democrat.

"It would give her a fresh start," one senior New York Democrat said.

"I think it was our responsibility," the New York Democrat said.