Local Democrats urged to back Clinton« Thread Started on Aug 12, 2007, 11:17am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Local Democrats urged to back ClintonBY REID J. EPSTEIN | reid.epstein@newsday.com August 12, 2007 read at source> http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld ... storyLocal Democrats, with the urging of Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Sen. Charles Schumer, were expected to jump on Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bandwagon, especially after the senator won a sweeping re-election victory with overwhelming margins in New York City and Long Island.