Over a week after Councilman Michael Manning defeated incumbent Robert Carlson in the Democratic primary for mayor, major party figures in the city and Albany County are slowly coalescing behind Manning's candidacy.
That includes at least two prominent lawmakers who originally backed Carlson: U.S. Rep. Mike McNulty of Green Island and Assemblyman Ron Canestrari of Cohoes.
"He's the incumbent, he's a friend, and I thought he did a terrific job as mayor," McNulty said of Carlson. "I think he had a terrific record. Mike also has done a terrific job on the council, and the way I viewed the primary is that Watervliet voters had a choice between two good people.... I'm a Democrat and I always support the winner of the Democratic …
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