BY Michael Saul DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Roberts/Reuters Rep. Rangel in February, 2009. Rangel stood up for Maloney while the state's senior senator, Chuck Schumer, and the Democratic establishment are rallying around Gillibrand. 's right to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and lashed out anew at President Obama for butting into New York's Democratic primary. "I really cannot say anything negative about a senior member who wants to run and whose polls, at this point in time, appear to be in her favor," Rangel, dean of the New York House delegation, told the Daily News. Rangel stood up for Maloney while the state's senior senator, Chuck Schumer, and the Democratic establishment are rallying around Gillibrand. "Nobody can challenge that she's not a hardworking member of Congress," Rangel said of Maloney, citing her... [read full story]
