https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/25/nyregion/hochul-zeldin-governor-ny.htmlI cannot stress just how bad Hochul is. An unelected governor. And apparently things have gotten even worse in the city since I left. Imagine Adams being worse than De Blahsio. Hyuck. The NY governor debate was music to my ears. Hochul got destroyed in every issue. She insists guns will be off the street but everyone and their mother knows crime in NYC is often sans gun especially with crazies pushing people in front of subway trains.
The r/moderatepolitics comments are hot fire. Hochul is trash. I'm relying on my Asian and Latino NYC folks to route these dirty socials and authoritarians for a nice flip. I don't count on it but even if Hochul wins, NY Democrats will be awakened due to their extremist, authoritarian positioning. You cannot be anti gun while crime rises for instance. It makes you look re-tarded.
https://www.reddit.com/r/moderatepolitics/comments/yd66ov/new_yorks_governors_race_is_suddenly_too_close/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button[538 has an article about how we have less polling this cycle, how the polling is more partisan, and how](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/youre-not-imagining-it-there-are-fewer-polls-this-cycle/) since there is less polling in races considered not competitive there’s room for surprising wins.
The article says there are 339 House districts for which there are no polls. We could be in for some surprises.
I’d love to know to what extent covid policy is affecting voting numbers. Covid policy there was extreme compared to many other places - I’m sure it’s been polarizing for independents
Covid policy under Hochul was so bad it made me into a libertarian/conservative adjacent.
I voted for Obama twice and Hillary once (begrudgingly). I'm furious at the Democrats for everything covid and have basically made it my life's mission to see them fail. I won't ever consider voting for a democrat for the rest of my life after what they did to us for 2 years.
YES! THANK YOU! THEY NEED TO BURN FOR THIS. I have no idea who this person is but they may become my bestie.
Same here. I hate how the white house, CDC/FDA administrators basically became the marketing department of Pfizer/Moderna.
The least they could make vaccine manufacturers do is to conduct high quality trials both pre and post marketing. But nope, they're willing to bypass their own advisors to approve universal boosters and the bivalent booster with 0 efficacy data.
Two senior vaccine regulators in the FDA also resigned due to politcal pressure from White House.
Mandating a new vaccine that slightly reduces transmission is also extremely illiberal. I couldn't support Democrats for a long time.
Hochul had a conference yesterday and when she was questioned regarding pivoting away from bail reform, she essentially said that she did not want to change direction yet without enough time to get the data in.
I was kind of shocked, given how bail reform in particular has been abused by repeat offenders. I'm not sure its wise to continue to wait when it should be clear at this point that reform is needed and changes should be implemented asap to stem the bleeding from the bad policies.
I guess I cannot be too surprised though, given that Hochul was quoted as saying she does not need the data when questioned what data she used when crafting the legislation for the CCIA, specifically making it harder for those who want to legally conceal carry in NY state. It just seems to be a continuation of NY politics, where the Governor rules by decree.
SO BAD. I have to do everything in my power to see this party die.
She straight up said republicans are not welcome in New York, that they needed to leave. To a moderate that really shows she is not flexible nor willing to work with the other side, even if they propose something that makes sense, just because it’s the other side.
I dunno man she’s got the crazy eyes too. I’m surprised she didn’t get primaried out.
I think it’s also important to note that Hochul is a staunchly upstate politician with little name recognition in the city. The only thing I ever hear people talk about her is the $850 million for a new stadium in Buffalo. Not that NYC is the entire state, but for a D politician she has to run up decent numbers in the city to overcome the red parts of the state. For this reason I could see Schumer and most house candidates having an easier time and Hochul being in an extremely tight race.
I've said this elsewhere. A lot of swing voters and moderate Democrats aren't happy. I know Hochul wins this, but I have no faith from what I've seen that she will understand what such a close race means.
On 2A- Hochul.is, as near as I can tell, deliberately and knowingly breaking the law of the land with her anti gun measures. she's employing, whether consciously or not, what used to be racist tactics to suppress gun ownership. May issue was used to keep "the wrong races" from gun ownership. even if race isn't used, it's where the idea came from. I mentioned in another post having minority family that live in the boonies. A gun is basically necessary. What she's doing is suppressing that. Not to mention the gray area of the Adirondacks where bears, mountain lions, and I believe Moose all live.
On crime- I haven't really seen her address it. I swear I saw someone post about how crime is actually down, or some article claiming it's not that bad. I can only speak to my city. Last year we broke the record for most homicides since anyone started recording. This year we are on track to match that number. My wife and I moved out of the city because ultimately the crime in our area was getting worse. It had the occasional homicide but more than one was rare- there were 3 in a block radius from us all within a few months. It may be a local issue but when the state in general is having the same issue, it's a state issue.
And, as a city in Upstate we get ignored. Were used to it, if not bitter about it. But then to have a governor from our neighboring city manage to still basically ignore us gets under the skin of a lot of folks. I didn't like Cuomo, but I expected it from him. Hochul had to pass Rochester to get to Albany. We're still bigger than Syracuse and we have RIT and some of the best hospitals and schools in the state.
Ultimately I think displeasure could see low voter turnout. I'm not going to vote Zeldin. I know nothing of any 3rd party candidates, except Larry Sharpe and he isn't getting my vote either. But largely I don't like Hochul who seems to have stumbled upwards twice now, and hasn't actually earned her spot. I agree with a commenter above me, that there's no way Hochul loses, but that if she doesn't get her shit together, the *next* election all it would take is a competent Republican (or a very popular 3rd party candidate who isn't a libertarian).
Watch the NY debate and then read the comments. Democrats deserve to go the way of the dinosaur.
