Continuing his work on the campaign trail, Governor Andrew Cuomo headlined an event for Queens Democrats on Thursday night, pushing for his party to win the State Senate from Republican control. Zack Fink filed the following report.

Arriving in his old home borough of Queens, Governor Andrew Cuomo wasted no time rallying the Democratic faithful by going after another Queens native, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

"The first time someone would come to this microphone and tell you, 'Don't vote for the candidate from Queens,' would be this election," Cuomo said. "I wouldn't even say Donald Trump is from Queens. He might have passed by."

Cuomo also reiterated his message about the need for a Democratic-controlled state Senate. This is the first year since becoming governor that Cuomo has actively campaigned for the Senate Democrats to retake the majority from Republicans. 

"I'm not going to get ethics reform with this Republican Senate, I can tell you that," Cuomo said. "I tried everything. I tried being nice. I tried charm. I tried not so charm. I tried a little Queens. I tried everything. They are not doing it."

But it hasn't been all smooth sailing. Sources tell NY1 that behind the scenes, there has been infighting among the various Democratic factions.

People close to the governor say, for example, that the Working Families Party, which is being paid to do field work, has failed to do enough fundraising or phone banking to help win a Democratic majority.

The Working Families Party counters that the governor is coming in to help the effort late in the game and is only endorsing certain Democratic candidates, not all.

Senator Michael Gianaris, who heads the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, which is charged with electing Democrats, downplayed any differences. 

"My take is that as it relates to Senate campaigns, everyone is being helpful. Everyone is pulling in he same direction. We need it because we have a lot of opportunities to pick up seats around the state," Gianaris said. "Right now, I have no complaints about anyone who is part of this big coalition. The Working Families Party has been great. The governor has been terrific, as you know."

While just a few weeks ago, it was looking like Democrats wouldn't win more than two seats, some now believe it could be close to four or five. Either way, mainline Democrats will have to broker a deal with the breakaway group of Democrats known as the IDC to form a majority, and that is something Cuomo has agreed to help broker. The IDC currently has an arrangement with Republicans for the majority.