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Dems Aid Arcuri’s Bid for Congress

November 7, 2006 - 1:57am
By David Wittenberg

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Irene Stein, the little old lady in a purple sweater jumpsuit and black walking shoes, is the chair of the Tompkins County Democratic Committee.

It’s people like her who really run this country. They organize the retail politics that can make or break a candidacy. What begins in living rooms and union halls, bit-by-bit, event-by-event, middle school gym by Elks Lodge, changes the direction of the most powerful nation in the world. That’s why Michael Arcuri is here tonight, in the sagging Victorian building that serves as the community center in Lansing, N.Y., just northwest of campus.