And that statement implicitly calling for the expulsion of conservatives from NY will likely make him even more popular. Libs love that sh*t.
Representative Preston Brooks (D-SC) became a hero for mercilessly beating Sen. Charles Sumner (R-MA) on the Senate floor with a cane. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm