Flatbush Special Elections is Imminent

Senator Carl Kruger is expected to plead guilty, according to the NY Post, and he will have to resign his position. That means that a special election will have to be take place in less than 3 months.

A special election changes the whole game, since the party leaders nominate candidates to party lines, preventing a primary, and the rest are running on third party lines. The one running on the Democratic line is a strong favorite - especially if several other credible candidates appear on the ballot - and Brooklyn Party Leader Vito Lopez last week spoke nicely about Lew Fidler's candidacy, though they had strained relationship in recent years.

Did Fidler receive a heads-up about the plea, that spurred his Hamodia ad last week?

UPDATE: Kruger already resigned.

Sen. Carl Kruger, D-Brooklyn, in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Monday, June 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)