A meeting of the Senate Democrats at which members will decide whether to retain Malcolm Smith as their leader has been called for 3 p.m. this afternoon at 250 Broadway in Manhattan, the DN's Juan Gonzalez reports.
Democratic lawmakers, operatives and labor leaders who have been trying to negotiate a deal that would bring Sen. Hiram Monserrate back to the conference worked throughout the morning to set up the get-together.
It seems all-but inevitable at this point that Smith will be asked to step aside, despite the fact that he continues to fight in court to retain his hold on the leadership. The leading candidate to replace him as head of the Democratic conference is Sen. John Sampson.
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