New York Democrats have nominated Sen. Charles Schumer to run for a fourth term.
State Democratic Committee members unanimously backed Schumer on Monday during a meeting in Westchester County.
Schumer appears to be in a comfortable position with eight months to go before the November election. His favorability ratings remain good in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans two-to-one and he has $24 million in his campaign account.
The Brooklyn native also is poised to take over the leadership of the Senate's Democrats following the retirement of Minority Leader Harry Reid after the election.
Schumer says he will continue to focus on helping the middle class.
While the focus of Monday's meeting was supposed to be Schumer, it was Hillary Clinton who stole the spotlight.
Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in South Carolina on Saturday fired up her already energized hometown base with Super Tuesday only hours away.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo predicted that another New Yorker with a Westchester connection would go on to win the GOP nomination, but basically called Donald Trump's candidacy a joke.
"You're going to make America great again? You don't understand what made us great to begin with and what keeps us great," he said.
AP Wire Services were used in this report