Robert Duffy, the reluctant politician, now in Albany

MANHATTAN — On a stage literally across the hall from where, five months ago, Robert Duffy was ushered onto the state's political stage, the Rochester mayor now lieutenant governor-elect stood before a cheering crowd Tuesday night as heir to the second-highest office in New York.

"I'm the luckiest person in the world," he later told reporters.

Last year at this time, Duffy had just won an uncontested re-election to a second term as mayor of Rochester — his native city, a place he has called a "forgotten city," some 330 miles away from New York City and the Sheraton hotel where he celebrated with family and friends.
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As the festivities ended Tuesday and the music blared, Duffy and Cuomo stepped from the stage, disappearing into a pulsing wave of campaign signs.

Duffy trailed behind, striking a high-five to an outstretched hand. Today, he said, it's back to work at City Hall.