Why is a Democratic governor rebuilding a conservative majority that will strike down progressive policies?
Hochul’s nomination of LaSalle will have profound political implications, too, reaching beyond the boundaries of the Empire State.
New York Democrats are fractious and weakened after a disastrous 2022 election cycle; there’s widespread belief that Hochul’s insipid messaging and sometimes nonexistent campaign sunk many fellow Democrats down the ballot. That lassitude has created a real shortage of goodwill in Albany, and few are going to feel that they owe Hochul a favor in getting her nominee across the finish line.
That’s important, because despite their pitiful midterms performance, Democrats managed to hang on to their supermajority in the state senate with a large progressive bloc. Many members of that supermajority have been very vocal about their opposition to the 4–3 conservative majority that Gov. Andrew Cuomo created on the Court of Appeals, and the reactionary legacy it has already created on workers’ rights issues, criminal justice reform, and redistricting.
after the letter’s publication. But LaSalle’s track record puts him squarely in line with DiFiore, a former registered Republican.Also among the signatories of that letter was Sen. Brad Hoylman, who chairs the New York Senate Judiciary Committee. Hoylman has
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